An architectural capriccio with figures among ruins

We are grateful to Professor Ugo Ruggieri for pointing out the connection to the paintings by Pietro Paltronieri, il Mirandolese such as the large capricci in the Casa Savi and the Montanari collections, Bologna (see R. Roli, Pittura Bolognese 1650-1800, Bologna, 1977, figs. 385c, 387a and 387c; written communication, 11 February 2008).