374 - A. DIES (1755-1822), The Villa of Cassius in Tivoli, 1794, Etching

A. DIES (1755-1822), The Villa of Cassius in Tivoli, 1794, Etching Albert Christoph Dies (before 1755 Hannover - 1822 Vienna): The Villa of Cassius in Tivoli, 1794, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Catalogue Raisonné: Andresen, III, 17 Inscription: Signed, dated and inscribed in the printing plate below the image: "A. C. Dies f Romae 1794 | Rovine del Piano superiore della Villa di Cassio a Tivoli" Date: 1794 Description: Important works of art have been found in the villas around Tivoli, here in the Villa of Cassius "Apollo with the Nine Muses" (Vatican, Museo Pio-Clementino). The mighty ruins of the former villa, which give an idea of the grandeur of the architecture, attract attention due to its well-preserved "opus reticulatum". 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, 17. – H.W. Fichter Edition: Spaziergänge in Italien. Gedruckte Kunst; Frankfurt am Main; Berlin 1994; cat. no. 61. Edition: I/II Keywords: Italy, Landscape, Botany, Nature, Couple, Antiquity, Ruin, 18th century, Romanticism, Architecture, Italy, Size: Paper: 49,1 cm x 39,3 cm (19,3 x 15,5 in), Plate: 37,4 cm x 27,8 cm (14,7 x 10,9 in), Depiction: 33,8 cm x 25,4 cm (13,3 x 10 in) Condition: Very good condition. Slightly wavy in the centre. Slightly soiled in the margin. The corners of the sheet are slightly bumped and partly creased. There is a restored marginal tear in the upper right and lower left. Various inscriptions in pencil by an unknown hand at the bottom.