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N. BITTNER (*1786) after DE PIAN (*1784), Cariolon, theatre backdrop, around 1818, Etching

Norbert Bittner (1786 - 1851 ) after Antonio de Pian (1784 Venice - 1851 Vienna): Cariolon, theatre backdrop with ancient ruins, c. 1818, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "N Bittner f. N 48 / de Pian inv.". At the lower part inscribed by another person: "Cariolon". Date: c. 1818 Description: Before us is a work of art with an unmistakable historicist character, depicting a scene of ancient ruins. Selected architectural elements are depicted in the foreground, suggesting the transience of past civilisation. Looking further, an idyllic landscape is revealed, interrupted by further ruined buildings. This picture is caught up in a stylish melancholy that takes the viewer on a journey through time and history. Source: Norbert Bittner (1786 -1851 ) Theaterdecorationen nach den Original Skitzen des k.k. Hof Theater Mahlers Anton de Pian, gestochen und verlegt von Norbert Bittner, um, 1818, No. 48 | Theater, Landscape, Architecture Keywords: Antiquity; ruins; architecture; transience; civilisation; landscape; history; artwork; historicism; melancholy; style; time travel; idyll; past; decay; art history; interpretation; aesthetics;, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, Austria, Vienna, Size: Paper: 17,5 cm x 21,8 cm (6,9 x 8,6 in), Plate: 13,0 cm x 15,5 cm (5,1 x 6,1 in)

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N. BITTNER (*1786) after DE PIAN (*1784), Cariolon, theatre backdrop, around 1818, Etching

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