371 - A. DIES (1755-1822), Ruins of Hadrian’s Villa, 1795, Etching

A. DIES (1755-1822), Ruins of Hadrian’s Villa, 1795, Etching Albert Christoph Dies (before 1755 Hannover - 1822 Vienna): Ruins of Hadrian’s Villa, 1795, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Catalogue Raisonné: Andresen, III, 24 Inscription: Signed, dated and inscribed in the printing plate below the image: "A. C. Dies incise Roma 1795 | Tempio di Giove Olimpico in Villa Adriana" Date: 1795 Description: The most magnificent ancient country residence near Tivoli is the summer residence of the Roman emperors begun by Hadrian in 125. Used as a quarry for centuries, systematic excavations only began in 1950. The part of the extensive ruins shown here cannot be clearly identified; perhaps the so-called Piazza d'Oro is meant. Source: Mahlerisch radirte Prospecte von Italien, von Johann Christian Reinhart, Jakob Wilhelm Mechau und Albert Christoph Dies | print suite, Landscape Literature: – Andresen, Andreas: Die deutschen Maler-Radirer des 19. Jahrhunderts nach ihren Leben und Werken. Bd. I-V; Hildesheim 1971. Cat. Rais. No.: III, 24. – H.W. Fichter Edition: Spaziergänge in Italien. Gedruckte Kunst; Frankfurt am Main; Berlin 1994; cat. no. 64. Edition: I/II Keywords: Italy, landscape, botany, nature, shepherd, antiquity, ruin, 18th century, Romanticism, Architecture, Italy, Size: Paper: 39,2 cm x 49,2 cm (15,4 x 19,4 in), Plate: 28,1 cm x 37,6 cm (11,1 x 14,8 in), Depiction: 24,5 cm x 35,3 cm (9,6 x 13,9 in) Condition: Very good condition. Slightly wavy in the centre. Faint soiling to the margin. The corners of the sheet minimally bumped. The upper right corner of the sheet minimally damaged. With various inscriptions in pencil by an unknown hand at the bottom.