All Altezza Reale Eminentissima di Errigo Benedetto Maria Vescovo di Frascati Cardinal Duca d'Yorck; All Eminentissimo e Reuerendissimo Principe; Alla Santita del Sommo Pontefice Papa Pio VI Felicemente Regnante.
Rome: 1774-1775. Notes: Superb complete series of the famous Vasi view of Rome. Impressions are strong in great condition.
Giuseppe Vasi (27 August 1710 – 16 April 1782) was an Italian engraver and architect, best known for his vedute. He was born in Corleone, Sicily and later, around 1736, moved to Rome. From 1747 to 1761 Vasi published a series of ten volumes including circa 240 engravings of vedute of Rome. He also created 15 tablet engravings of opera scenes designed by Vincenzo Re; some of which are part of the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Vasi played a major role as a cartographer and as writer as well. As a cartographer his major work remains the giant map of Rome, published in the early 1760s. He gave a significant contribution to the Roman school of engraving applied to the "veduta", with a role quite similar to Giovanni Panini's in painting., Image Size : 700x966 (mm), 27.56x38.03 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 745x1095 (mm), 29.33x43.11 (Inches), Coloring: Black & White, Medium: Copper Engraving, Categories: Views Europe Italy; Architectural General;. Very Good. Item #P5426
Price: $15,000.00