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 (born before 1755 in Hanover – died 1822 in Vienna): Ruins of Hadrian’s Villa, 1795, Etching Technique: Etching on paper Catalog Raisonné: Andresen, III, 24 Inscription: Signed, dated, and inscribed on 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 did not begin until 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" (Musical Etchings of Italy), by Johann Christian Reinhart, Jakob Wilhelm Mechau, and Albert Christoph Dies | print suite, Landscape Literature: – Andresen, Andreas: *Die deutschen Maler-Radirer des 19. Jahrhunderts nach ihren Leben und Werken* (German Painters and Etchers of the 19th Century: Their Lives and Works). Vol. I–V; Hildesheim 1971. Cat. 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), Image: 24.5 cm x 35.3 cm (9.6 x 13.9 in) Condition: Very good condition. Slightly wavy in the center. Faint soiling on the margins. The corners of the sheet are slightly bumped. The upper right corner of the sheet is slightly damaged. There are various pencil inscriptions by an unknown hand at the bottom.