Rare 18th Century Monumental Panorama of Rome by Giuseppe Vasi

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Rare 18th Century Monumental Panorama of Rome by Giuseppe Vasi

Name: Rare 18th Century Monumental Panorama of Rome by Giuseppe Vasi
Brand: Giuseppe Vasi
Rating: 5 (6 reviews)

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Giuseppe Vasi, (Italian, 1710-1782) "Panorama of Rome", circa 1763 Etching with applied watercolor (12 joined sheets of laid paper) Measures: 108" x 47" inches framed 102" x 41" inches unframed. An amazing monumental large-scale panorama of Rome by Giuseppe Vasi. Etching with applied watercolor on 12 sheets of paper. Giuseppe Vasi was born in Corleone, Sicily and later, circa 1736, moved to Rome. After a period of intense visits and studies, Vasi started to work as an engraver in the Calcografia Camerale, the main public institution of Rome devoted to printmaking and etching, founded some years before by Pope Clement XII. His views for the Calcografia include panoramas of the Trevi Fountain and of the Spanish Steps. Later on Vasi started to work on his own, producing and selling series of his views to a public made principally of grand tourists. The first series consists of Vedute di Roma sul Tevere, i.e. Views of the Tiber, circa 1743 and later adapted to become part of the Magnificenze di Roma antica e Moderna. In these years Vasi also hosted in his workshop for a limited period of time the young Giovanni Battista Piranesi, his major pupil, who shaped here his technique as an engraver. From 1747-1761 Vasi published a series of ten volumes including approx. 240 etchings of vedute of Rome. He also created 15 tablet etchings of opera scenes designed by Vincenzo Re; some of which are part of the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. As a printmaker Vasi's major work remains the giant panorama of Rome, published in 1763 but conceived at least 20 years before; as an author, Vasi wrote nine out of ten books of the "Magnificenze" (II to X) and the "Itinerario Istruttivo" which turned out to be one of the most successful enterprises, translated into French and later into English, it was re-edited, modified and republished well into the 19th century. Gratitude is given here to Professor John E. Moore who has written about this panorama.

Creator:
Giuseppe Vasi (Illustrator)
Dimensions:
Height: 108 in (274.32 cm)Width: 47 in (119.38 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
Style:
Baroque (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper,Etched,Painted
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
18th Century
Date of Manufacture:
18th Century
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Condition reports are provided to our clients only upon request.
Seller Location:
Miami Beach, FL
Reference Number:
Seller: Inventory no. OM-46 1stDibs: LU977613743652

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