# Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti

**Giovanni Paolo Panini** (Italian, 1691–1765)  
ca. 1756–58  
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, watercolor, over graphite  
13-11/16 x 11-9/16 in. (34.8 x 29.3 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1971.63.1. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/337498).

## About this work

Giovanni Paolo Panini painted this in about 1756–58, aged about 49. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Watercolour.** Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.
- **Graphite.** Pencil. Graphite has been used for drawing since the 1500s; in 1795 Nicolas-Jacques Conté mixed it with clay, so its hardness could be graded.
- **Pen and ink.** Drawn with a quill or reed pen, often with wash added by brush to model light and shadow.

### [Giovanni Paolo Panini](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/giovanni-paolo-panini)

Italian, 1691–1765; born in Piacenza; died in Rome

## Facts

- Type: Drawings
- The artist was about 49
- Real size: about 14 × 12 in (35 × 29 cm). The 11 × 14 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 18th century
- Subjects: Human Figures, Buildings, Fountains, Stairs
- Colour: white
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

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