Giovanni Paolo Panini, Italian
“Oh, We Don’t Want To Buy Any of Your Art. We’d Like To Book You For An Episode of ‘Hoarders,'” 1757
Oil on canvas
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/// This complex work of art which we see
is, in fact, the first version of three.
Not exactly the same,
“Modern Rome” is their name.
(“Modern” from the eighteenth century.)
/// They show dozens of works on display
in a gallery, back in the day.
Oils of Rome’s greatest sites
surround sculpted delights;
it’s a tour de force scene to portray.
/// When you copy another man’s art,
you’re a plagiarist thief (for a start).
Copy many at once
and the thievery blunts.
If you call it hommage you’ll be smart.
/// “Modern Rome”has a paired counterpart—
yet another complex work of art.
“Ancient Rome,” one more trio
that was painted by Gio,
highlights works from Rome’s classical heart.
/// These six paintings, with detail resplendent,
stir up thoughts and emotions transcendent.
They’re a group of three pairs
with which little compares.
In the art world, the term used is “pendant.”
/// Workmen viewed this huge building with dread.
Asked to paint the place, one of them said,
“I could give you a quote,
but that’s just for one coat.
Hang a new coat of paintings instead.”