A. DIES (1755-1822), Waterfalls near Tivoli, 1799,... Lot 75
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A. DIES (1755-1822), Waterfalls near Tivoli, 1799, Etching
Albert Christoph Dies (1755 Hannover - 1822 Vienna): Waterfalls near Tivoli Cascade of the Aniene near Tivoli in the Campagna Romana, 1799, Etching
Technique:
Etching on Paper
Inscription:
lower left signed in the printing plate: "A. C. Dies pinx et incid.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Cascatella di Tivoli". lower left dated: "Romae 1792".
Date:
1799
Description:
This detailed etching depicts an idyllic landscape scene below Tivoli, characterised by lush vegetation and a lively rural scene. In the foreground, a scene flanked by trees with people and a mule can be recognised, while in the middle ground a waterfall emerges between wooded hills and a diffuse sky with cloud formations forms the background in the distance. Probably a later print for the French-language edition of the "Malerisch radirte Prospekte von Italien".
Source:
Collection de vues pittoresques de l'Italie : dessinées d'après nature, et gravées a l'eau forte a Rome, par trois peintres allemands / A.-C. Dies, Charles Reinhart, Jaques Méchau, 1799 | print suite, Landscape, Architecture
Keywords:
Etching; landscape; idyll; vegetation; rural; figures; horse; waterfall; trees; hills; sky; clouds; nature; art; scenery; richness of detail; light and shadow; perspective; composition; Tivoli;, 18th century, Romanticism, Landscape, Italy,
Size:
Paper: 31,1 cm x 42,0 cm (12,2 x 16,5 in), Plate: 27,7 cm x 37,2 cm (10,9 x 14,6 in), Depiction: 24,9 cm x 35,7 cm (9,8 x 14,1 in)
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