Caspar van Wittel
(1653–1736) landscape painter (1653-1736)
Caspar van Wittel (1653–1736) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Caspar van Wittel belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Caspar van Wittel was born in Amersfoort and died in Rome. The teachers included Matthias Withoos, Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde, and Jan van der Heyden. Caspar van Wittel worked in Rome. Caspar van Wittel became a member of Bentvueghels.
The best-known works include ‘Gezicht op Napels’ and ‘View of the Gulf of Naples’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 46 works by Caspar van Wittel with free images. The dated works span the years 1650–1750. Works by Caspar van Wittel are held by several collections, among them drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Rijksmuseum, Kunsthistorisches Museum, and Royal Museums Greenwich.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Elias van den Broeck, Jan Griffier, Jan Brokof, Giovan Battista Foggini, and Gerard Valck.