Basilica di S. Sebastiano
| Reference: | S39212 |
| Author | Mariano Vasi |
| Year: | 1820 |
| Zone: | San Sebastiano fuori le mura |
| Measures: | 120 x 95 mm |
€30.00
| Reference: | S39212 |
| Author | Mariano Vasi |
| Year: | 1820 |
| Zone: | San Sebastiano fuori le mura |
| Measures: | 120 x 95 mm |
€30.00
Description
View taken from the famous guide to Rome by Mariano Vasi, ITINERARIO ISTRUTTIVO DI ROMA ANTICA E MODERNA, OVVERO DESCRIZIONE GENERALE DEI MONUMENTI ANTICHI E MODERNI, E DELLE OPERE LE PIU INSIGNI DI PITTURA, SCULTURA, ED ARCHITETTURA DI QUESTA ALMA CITTÀ E DELLE SUE ADIACENZE DI MARIANO VASI [...]. TOMO I [- II]. NUOVA EDIZIONE CORRETTA, ACCRESCIUTA ED ARRICCHITA DI RAMI DAL MEDESIMO AUTORE.
The work was published for the first time in Rome, by Lazzarini in 1804, and then reprinted in the first half of the nineteenth century. Exemplar taken from the edition of 1820, with a total of 90 intaglio plates (portrait of Pius VII, 2 topographical plans engraved folded and 47 tables of views in the first volume, 40 tables of views in the second).
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.
Etching, 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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