L. CARACCIOLO (*1761) after WILKINS (*1767), Amphitheater... Lot 371

L. CARACCIOLO (*1761) after WILKINS (*1767), Amphitheater in Pompeji, 1819, Aquatint Ludovico Caracciolo (1761 Rome - 1842 ) after Henry Wilkins (1767 - 1847 ): Amphitheatre in Pompeii Ancient ruins of the theatre, 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: "Amphithéâtre". Date: 1819 Description: The artwork presents the ancient amphitheatre of Pompeii in an idyllic landscape. Architectural elements stand in gentle contrast to the surrounding nature; the ruins appear sublime. 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; amphitheatre; ruins; architecture; antiquity; landscape; idyll; history; culture; art print; nature; sublimity; engraving; journey; transience; monumentality; educational journey; perspective; sky; tree, 19th century, Romanticism, Cities, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian), Size: Paper: 31,0 cm x 41,3 cm (12,2 x 16,3 in), Plate: 27,0 cm x 36,5 cm (10,6 x 14,4 in), Depiction: 24,3 cm x 33,7 cm (9,6 x 13,3 in)