The Ruines of the Amphitheatre and Aquaeduct of Mynturna
| Reference: | S51949 |
| Author | William Lodge |
| Year: | 1677 ca. |
| Zone: | Minturno |
| Printed: | London |
| Measures: | 162 x 85 mm |
| Reference: | S51949 |
| Author | William Lodge |
| Year: | 1677 ca. |
| Zone: | Minturno |
| Printed: | London |
| Measures: | 162 x 85 mm |
Description
View taken from "A Book of Divers Prospects done after the Life" a rare set of etched landscapes created by the English artist and engraver William Lodge (1649–1689). These prints, dating between 1677 and 1685, include detailed Italian views like Gaeta, the Gulf of Baia, and Pozzuoli.
Known for his highly curious nature, Lodge was a Yorkshire native who traveled extensively, blending his artistic talents with scientific interests. His work often focused on the picturesque, classical elements of the European landscape.
Original prints from this series are held in the permanent collection of the British Museum.
William Lodge (4 Luglio 1649 – 1689)
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Was an English engraver and printmaker of the Baroque period.
He was born in Yorkshire, where his father was a merchant, and he inherited a degree of financial independence. Lodge was educated first at Leeds, then at Jesus College in Cambridge, then studied law at Lincoln's Inn. He however mostly appears to have been employed in drawing and engraving. He was a friend of the fellow engraver, Francis Place, and enjoyed an informal salon of intellectuals at York. These included Dr. Martin Lister, Ralph Thoresby, and Henry Gyles the glass painter.
Lodge is known best for his engravings. When he accompanied Thomas Belasyse, Earl of Fanconbery, on his embassy to Venice, he became acquainted with a picture book, Viaggio Pittoresco, by Giacomo Barri). The chapters were introduced by a vedute of a city or town of Italy, and followed by a series of engravings of famous paintings in that locus. Lodge had the book republished, copying images. It was entitled The Painter's Voyage of Italy, in which all the famous paintings of the most eminent Masters are particularised, as they are preserved in the several cities of Italy.
He also engraved scientific papers for Martin Lister. He is known to have engraved a portrait of Oliver Cromwell. He was an avid draughtsman of landscapes throughout England, Wales, and Ireland.
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William Lodge (4 Luglio 1649 – 1689)
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Was an English engraver and printmaker of the Baroque period.
He was born in Yorkshire, where his father was a merchant, and he inherited a degree of financial independence. Lodge was educated first at Leeds, then at Jesus College in Cambridge, then studied law at Lincoln's Inn. He however mostly appears to have been employed in drawing and engraving. He was a friend of the fellow engraver, Francis Place, and enjoyed an informal salon of intellectuals at York. These included Dr. Martin Lister, Ralph Thoresby, and Henry Gyles the glass painter.
Lodge is known best for his engravings. When he accompanied Thomas Belasyse, Earl of Fanconbery, on his embassy to Venice, he became acquainted with a picture book, Viaggio Pittoresco, by Giacomo Barri). The chapters were introduced by a vedute of a city or town of Italy, and followed by a series of engravings of famous paintings in that locus. Lodge had the book republished, copying images. It was entitled The Painter's Voyage of Italy, in which all the famous paintings of the most eminent Masters are particularised, as they are preserved in the several cities of Italy.
He also engraved scientific papers for Martin Lister. He is known to have engraved a portrait of Oliver Cromwell. He was an avid draughtsman of landscapes throughout England, Wales, and Ireland.
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