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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4273901, member: 2844"]I don't think so. Other than the location, I don't see a similarity, other than that it is a view of the Castel Sant'Angelo and the Saint Peter from across the river. </p><p>If you look at the angle, it looks like Corot's position was slightly higher, and Montesi sat lower, with a straighter view of the bridge. He probably sat closer to the water's edge. The boats are very different, as are the buildings on the riverbanks. The boats and the situation of the buildings are contemporary with the different periods the two paintings were painted in.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to paint a view of both the Castel Sant'Angelo and the Saint Peter, you are likely to get roughly the same composition. Many artists have sat there with their easel, and many still do, simply to paint the view, not to copy earlier paintings. And why not, it is a beautiful view.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4273901, member: 2844"]I don't think so. Other than the location, I don't see a similarity, other than that it is a view of the Castel Sant'Angelo and the Saint Peter from across the river. If you look at the angle, it looks like Corot's position was slightly higher, and Montesi sat lower, with a straighter view of the bridge. He probably sat closer to the water's edge. The boats are very different, as are the buildings on the riverbanks. The boats and the situation of the buildings are contemporary with the different periods the two paintings were painted in. If you want to paint a view of both the Castel Sant'Angelo and the Saint Peter, you are likely to get roughly the same composition. Many artists have sat there with their easel, and many still do, simply to paint the view, not to copy earlier paintings. And why not, it is a beautiful view.[/QUOTE]
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