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 (born before 1755 in Hanover – died 1822 in Vienna): The Tomb of Cellius near Tivoli, 1795, Etching Technique: Etching on paper Catalog Raisonné: Andresen, III, 23 Inscription: Signed, dated, and inscribed on 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 structure, whose function remains unclear, are located not far from Ponte l’Acquoria, west of Tivoli. The passage of time has given them a form that blurs the boundaries between nature and man-made structures. 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. 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, merchant, 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), Image: 24.6 cm x 35.2 cm (9.7 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. With various inscriptions in pencil by an unknown hand at the bottom.