Gaspar van Wittel, also known as Gaspare Vanvitelli, was a Dutch artist renowned for his vedute, or panoramic city views, of Venice and Rome. Born in 1653 in Amersfoort, Netherlands, he moved to Italy, where he developed his distinctive style of cityscape painting. Van Wittel's works were characterized by their precise depiction of architecture and the use of light and perspective, and he made significant contributions to the genre of urban landscape painting, particularly in his representations of Rome and Venice.

Van Wittel's career flourished in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and his work paved the way for future Italian vedutisti like Canaletto and Francesco Guardi. His notable works include views of the Vatican, the River Tiber...