N. BITTNER (*1786) after DE PIAN (*1784), Destruction... Lot 158

N. BITTNER (*1786) after DE PIAN (*1784), Destruction of Jerusalem, theatre backdrop, around 1818, E Norbert Bittner (1786 - 1851 ) after Antonio de Pian (1784 Venice - 1851 Vienna): Destruction of Jerusalem, theatre backdrop with antique, orientalising city architecture, c. 1818, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "N. Bittner f. N. 87 / de Pian invt.". At the lower part inscribed: "La Destruzione die Gerusaleme". Date: c. 1818 Description: This work shows an idyllic veduta, captured in an etching. The picture reveals a composition of various architectural elements - Gothic spires, a classical dome and an Egyptian pyramid shape - embedded in an exotic landscape with palm trees. Architectural precision and the atmospheric play of light characterise the depiction, which suggests an imagined, idealised scenery. Source: Norbert Bittner (1786 -1851 ) Theaterdecorationen nach den Original Skitzen des k.k. Hof Theater Mahlers Anton de Pian, gestochen und verlegt von Norbert Bittner, um, 1818, No. 87 | Theater, Landscape, Architecture Keywords: Etching; Veduta; Architecture; Gothic; Classicism; Egypt; Dome; Pyramid; Palm trees; Landscape; Exoticism; Play of light; Imagined; Idealised; Idyll; Art history; Composition; Atmosphere; Accuracy of detail; Precision, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, Austria, Vienna, Size: Paper: 17,5 cm x 21,8 cm (6,9 x 8,6 in), Plate: 13,3 cm x 15,6 cm (5,2 x 6,1 in)