Colonna Trajana
| Reference: | s40761 |
| Author | Philippe BENOIST |
| Year: | 1860 ca. |
| Zone: | Trajan's Column |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 288 x 215 mm |
€130.00
| Reference: | s40761 |
| Author | Philippe BENOIST |
| Year: | 1860 ca. |
| Zone: | Trajan's Column |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 288 x 215 mm |
€130.00
Description
Beautiful perspective view of the Forum of Trajan, with the Trajan's Column and, from the left, the churches of S. Maria di Loreto and SS. Nome di Maria. Drawing and lithograph by Philippe Benoist.
Signed at lower left "Dessiné dèpres nature et lith par Ph. Benoist," at right Lemecier’ imprint: "Imp. par Lemercier, à Paris."
Caption in French and Italian.
Tinted, finely watercolored lithograph, circa 1845, in excellent condition.
Philippe BENOIST (Ginevra 1813 – Parigi 1905)
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One of France's most gifted topographical artists of the 19th century, Philippe Benoist was both a master lithographer and painter. He began his career in Paris studying and apprenticing under the most influential pioneer of early photography, Louis Daguerre. By 1836, however, Philippe Benoist had turned entirely to art and was exhibiting his views at the Paris Salons and continued to do so until1879. As an original lithographic artist, Philippe Benoist specialized in exterior and interior views of many famous buildings. These were usually published in sets, such as Monuments du Moyen Age, L'Italie Monumentale et Artistique and Vues de Paris, published in 1881. It represents one of the artist's finest undertakings as each lithograph was printed in subtle colors using a number of tint stones. Finally, the figures and some of the foreground objects were then hand-colored by commissioned artists. The end result produced by these large and elaborate lithographs, thus more than justifies Philippe Benoist's position as one of the greatest artists of interior views and monumental scenes of his time.
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Philippe BENOIST (Ginevra 1813 – Parigi 1905)
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One of France's most gifted topographical artists of the 19th century, Philippe Benoist was both a master lithographer and painter. He began his career in Paris studying and apprenticing under the most influential pioneer of early photography, Louis Daguerre. By 1836, however, Philippe Benoist had turned entirely to art and was exhibiting his views at the Paris Salons and continued to do so until1879. As an original lithographic artist, Philippe Benoist specialized in exterior and interior views of many famous buildings. These were usually published in sets, such as Monuments du Moyen Age, L'Italie Monumentale et Artistique and Vues de Paris, published in 1881. It represents one of the artist's finest undertakings as each lithograph was printed in subtle colors using a number of tint stones. Finally, the figures and some of the foreground objects were then hand-colored by commissioned artists. The end result produced by these large and elaborate lithographs, thus more than justifies Philippe Benoist's position as one of the greatest artists of interior views and monumental scenes of his time.
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