Rossini

Veduta dei Grandi Avanzi degli Aquedotti di Nerone. . .

Rome: 1823. Notes: The Aquaduct of Nero. This was a branch of Acqua Claudia and was built by Nero to supply his contructions on the Capitoline and Oppian hills.

Luigi Rossini was a master engraver who produced over one thousand plates of buildings, ruins, gardens and monuments. His career coincided with a period of great archeological activity. His etchings of Rome followed Piranesi's example, and reported the latest excavations to an avidly interested European audience. In turn, as they were carried home by Northern Europeans on the Grand Tour, the etchings fuelled worldwide interest in classical architecture., Image Size : 425x525 (mm), 16.75x20.625 (Inches), Platemark Size : 435x535 (mm), 17.125x21 (Inches), Paper Size : 520x740 (mm), 20.5x29.125 (Inches), Coloring: Black & White, Medium: Copper Engraving, Categories: Artists Rossini; Architectural General;. Excellent. Item #P913

Notes: The Aquaduct of Nero. This was a branch of Acqua Claudia and was built by Nero to supply his contructions on the Capitoline and Oppian hills.

Luigi Rossini was a master engraver who produced over one thousand plates of buildings, ruins, gardens and monuments. His career coincided with a period of great archeological activity. His etchings of Rome followed Piranesi's example, and reported the latest excavations to an avidly interested European audience. In turn, as they were carried home by Northern Europeans on the Grand Tour, the etchings fuelled worldwide interest in classical architecture., Image Size : 425x525 (mm), 16.75x20.625 (Inches), Platemark Size : 435x535 (mm), 17.125x21 (Inches), Paper Size : 520x740 (mm), 20.5x29.125 (Inches), Coloring: Black & White, Medium: Copper Engraving, Categories: Artists Rossini; Architectural General;.

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