372 - A. DIES (1755–1822), The Villa of Cassius in Tivoli, 1793, Etching

A. DIES (1755–1822), The Villa of Cassius in Tivoli, 1793, Etching Albert Christoph Dies (born before 1755 in Hanover – died 1822 in Vienna): The Villa of Cassius in Tivoli, 1793, Etching Technique: Etching on paper Catalog Raisonné: Andresen, III, 16 Inscription: Signed, dated, and inscribed on the printing plate below the image: “A. C. Dies f Romae 1793 | Ruderi esistenti a Tivoli del piano inferiore della villa di Cassio” Date: 1793 Description: One of the numerous country residences of wealthy urban Romans in ancient Tibur, which was located on the south side of the city, on what is now Viale Nico Tiburtina. The tree-covered remains of barrel vaults border a semicircular square where shepherds graze their flocks. Source: Mahlerisch radirte Prospecte von Italien, 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. Vol. I–V; Hildesheim 1971. Cat. No.: III, 16. – H.W. Fichter Edition: Spaziergänge in Italien. Gedruckte Kunst; Frankfurt am Main; Berlin 1994; cat. no. 60. Edition: II/II Keywords: Italy, landscape, botany, nature, shepherd, antiquity, ruin, animals, 18th century, Romanticism, Architecture, Italy, Size: Paper: 39.3 cm x 49.3 cm (15.5 x 19.4 in), Plate: 28.0 cm x 37.8 cm (11 x 14.9 in), Image: 24.8 cm x 35.6 cm (9.8 x 14 in) Condition: Very good condition. Slightly wavy in the center. Faint soiling and occasional minimal staining on the margins. The corners of the sheet are minimally bumped and occasionally torn. With various inscriptions in pencil by an unknown hand at the bottom.