BUSIRI, Giovanni Battista
(b. 1698, Roma, d. 1757, Roma).

Rome: A View of the Forum

1720s
Oil on canvas, 48 x 63 cm
Private collection

The painting depicts a view of the Forum Romanum with the Arch of Constantine and the Arch of Titus beyond. Busiri produced the same view in a pen and ink drawing and also in a tempera painting. Busiri is primarily known for his temperas, the present view is one of the few existing oil paintings by him.