N. BITTNER (*1786) after DE PIAN (*1784), Waldburg... Lot 163

N. BITTNER (*1786) after DE PIAN (*1784), Waldburg Sibiu, theatre backdrop, around 1818, Etching Norbert Bittner (1786 - 1851 ) after Antonio de Pian (1784 Venice - 1851 Vienna): Sibiu Forest Castle, theatre backdrop with the overgrown ruins of a castle, c. 1818, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "N. Bittner f. N. 38 / de Pian invt.". Date: c. 1818 Description: The image presented is a detailed copperplate engraving depicting a landscape of ruins. Ancient architecture, recognisable by Corinthian columns and broken architraves, mingles with lush vegetation. A partially preserved structure rises in the foreground, while multi-layered trees can be seen in the background. The engraving appears extremely accurate due to the fine lines and hatching, and suggests a quiet melancholy of decay. 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. 38 | Theater, Landscape, Architecture Keywords: copper engraving; ruins; architecture; Corinthian columns; architraves; vegetation; trees; detail; lines; hatching; stillness; melancholy; decay; antique structures; art; nature; fine; accurate, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, Austria, Vienna, Size: Paper: 17,5 cm x 21,8 cm (6,9 x 8,6 in), Plate: 13,2 cm x 15,5 cm (5,2 x 6,1 in)