373 - A. DIES (1755-1822), The Tomb of Cellius near Tivoli, 1795, Etching

A. DIES (1755-1822), The Tomb of Cellius near Tivoli, 1795, Etching Albert Christoph Dies (before 1755 Hannover - 1822 Vienna): The Tomb of Cellius near Tivoli, 1795, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Catalogue Raisonné: Andresen, III, 23 Inscription: Signed, dated and inscribed in the printing plate below the image: "A. C. Dies f. Roma 1795 | Sepolcro di l. Cellio a Tivoli" Date: 1795 Description: The remains of this architecture, the function of which is still unclear, are located not far from Ponte l'Acquoria, west of Tivoli. The passage of time has given them a shape that blurs the boundaries between nature and man-made structures. 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, 23. – H.W. Fichter Edition: Spaziergänge in Italien. Gedruckte Kunst; Frankfurt am Main; Berlin 1994; cat. no. 66. Edition: II/II Keywords: Italy, landscape, botany, nature, antiquity, ruin, trader, animal, 18th century, Romanticism, Architecture, Italy, Size: Paper: 39,3 cm x 49,3 cm (15,5 x 19,4 in), Plate: 27,7 cm x 37,5 cm (10,9 x 14,8 in), Depiction: 24,6 cm x 35,2 cm (9,7 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. With various inscriptions in pencil by an unknown hand at the bottom.