Arco di Costantino / Arc de Constantin
| Reference: | A54913 |
| Author | Mariano Vasi |
| Year: | 1824 |
| Zone: | Arco di Costantino |
| Measures: | 125 x 100 mm |
€40.00
| Reference: | A54913 |
| Author | Mariano Vasi |
| Year: | 1824 |
| Zone: | Arco di Costantino |
| Measures: | 125 x 100 mm |
€40.00
Description
View engraved by Mariano Vasi for the *Itinerario istruttivo di Roma e delle sue vicinanze* (“Instructive Itinerary of Rome and its Vicinity”)—originally compiled by Mariano Vasi and subsequently revised, corrected, and expanded by Antonio Nibby—published in 1824 by Luigi Nicoletti.
Copperplate engraving, in good condition.
Mariano Vasi (Roma, 1744 – Roma, 1820 - 1822)
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Mariano Vasi was an Italian publisher and entrepreneur in the field of intaglio. Mariano is the son of the famous engraver of Sicilian origin Giuseppe Vasi. Lacking an autonomous artistic personality and defined, Mariano joined his father in the intaglio workshop, located on the ground floor of Palazzo Farnese in Rome. At the death of his father, in 1782, Mariano continued to publish his works, including the Magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna, (Magnificences of ancient and modern Rome), commissioning various artists - usually of modest standing - to modify them or to paint them in watercolor, where necessary. Mariano also continued to publish and update the tourist guides written by his father, first and foremost the Itinerario Istruttivo divided into eight days. In the final part of his career, he opened a bookstore in Via del Babuino, in Rome.
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Mariano Vasi (Roma, 1744 – Roma, 1820 - 1822)
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Mariano Vasi was an Italian publisher and entrepreneur in the field of intaglio. Mariano is the son of the famous engraver of Sicilian origin Giuseppe Vasi. Lacking an autonomous artistic personality and defined, Mariano joined his father in the intaglio workshop, located on the ground floor of Palazzo Farnese in Rome. At the death of his father, in 1782, Mariano continued to publish his works, including the Magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna, (Magnificences of ancient and modern Rome), commissioning various artists - usually of modest standing - to modify them or to paint them in watercolor, where necessary. Mariano also continued to publish and update the tourist guides written by his father, first and foremost the Itinerario Istruttivo divided into eight days. In the final part of his career, he opened a bookstore in Via del Babuino, in Rome.
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