L. CARACCIOLO (*1761) after WILKINS (*1767), Tomb... Lot 369
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L. CARACCIOLO (*1761) after WILKINS (*1767), Tomb road in Pompeii, 1819, Aquatint
Ludovico Caracciolo (1761 Rome - 1842 ) after Henry Wilkins (1767 - 1847 ): Via dei Sepolcri in Pompeii Ancient ruins of the cemetery road, 1819, Aquatint
Technique:
Aquatint on Paper
Inscription:
At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "H. Wilkins del. / L. Caracciolo inc.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Rue des Tombeaux au N. E.".
Date:
1819
Description:
The painting presents a detailed depiction of a historic street near Pompeii, surrounded by tombs and monuments, an archival representation of an open-air burial site. It bears witness to the sepulchral architecture, fixed in timeless stillness, under a cloudy sky, in the finest gradations of monochromatic colour.
Source:
Henry Wilkins (1767 -1847 ) Suite de vues pittoresques des ruines de Pompeii et un précis historique de la ville, avec un plan des fouilles qui ont été faites jusqu'en février 1819 et une description des objets les plus intéressants / par Henry Wilkins, 1819 | print suite, Landscape, Architecture
Keywords:
Pompeii; Campania; Vesuvius; Burial site; Tombs; Monuments; Street; Historical; Archiving; Sepulchral architecture; Artistic representation; Monochrome; Calm; Aesthetics; Sky; Clouding; Architectural study; Timelessness; Stillness; Rows of trees; Perspective; Depth effect, 19th century, Romanticism, Cities, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian),
Size:
Paper: 31,0 cm x 41,3 cm (12,2 x 16,3 in), Plate: 26,9 cm x 36,5 cm (10,6 x 14,4 in), Depiction: 24,5 cm x 34,0 cm (9,6 x 13,4 in)
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