# Roman Capriccio

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SCHÖNFELD, Johann Heinrich](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/schnfeld-johann-heinrich-rf1a4f7669afd79>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 85 x 90 cm

## Commentary

Roman Capriccio c. 1635 Oil on canvas, 85 x 90 cm Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna In this architectural &#34;capriccio&#34; the painter depicts the Constantine Arch as a gateway to a drawbridge, which cannot be identified. The watermill and the staffage figures are disproportionately small as compared with the immense arch.

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)