Obeliscum ab Imp. Ant. Caracalla Romam Aduectum cum Inter Circi Castrensis Rudera Confractus Diu Iacuisset Innocentius Decum
| Reference: | S36098 |
| Author | Francois de POILLY |
| Year: | 1655 ca. |
| Zone: | Piazza Navona |
| Printed: | Rome |
| Measures: | 700 x 480 mm |
| Reference: | S36098 |
| Author | Francois de POILLY |
| Year: | 1655 ca. |
| Zone: | Piazza Navona |
| Printed: | Rome |
| Measures: | 700 x 480 mm |
Description
The fountain of the Four Rivers (Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi) on Piazza Navona in Rome, after Bernini, with the central obelisk flanked by the sculpted effigies of the Rio Della Plata river at left, and the Danube river at right.
Lettered with producers' names: 'Opus Equitis Ioannis Laurentij Bernini - Franciscus Poilly', publication address: 'Io. Iacobus de Rubeis form. romae a Templum Stae Maae. de Pace' and title in Latin in the top section.
Dated about 1651-55.
Copperplate, very good condition. Rare.
Literature
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José Lothe, L'Oeuvre Gravé de François et Nicolas de Poilly, Paris, 1994, n. 357
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Francois de POILLY (Abbeville, 1623 – Parigi, 1693)
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François Poilly, or François de Poilly, (1623 – 1693) was a French engraver. He was born in Abbeville, the son of a goldsmith who gave him his first drawing lessons. He was apprenticed to the Parisian engraver Pierre Daret. Poilly then travelled to Rome where he stayed for seven years with the engraver Cornelis Bloemaert, where he acquired mastership of the art. He died in Paris. Poilly's is noted for approximately 400 engravings. He is known for mainly religious subjects after Raphael, Guido Reni, Annibale Carracci, Pierre Mignard, Charles Le Brun, Nicolas Poussin, Sébastien Bourdon, and Eustache Lesueur.
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Literature
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José Lothe, L'Oeuvre Gravé de François et Nicolas de Poilly, Paris, 1994, n. 357
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Francois de POILLY (Abbeville, 1623 – Parigi, 1693)
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François Poilly, or François de Poilly, (1623 – 1693) was a French engraver. He was born in Abbeville, the son of a goldsmith who gave him his first drawing lessons. He was apprenticed to the Parisian engraver Pierre Daret. Poilly then travelled to Rome where he stayed for seven years with the engraver Cornelis Bloemaert, where he acquired mastership of the art. He died in Paris. Poilly's is noted for approximately 400 engravings. He is known for mainly religious subjects after Raphael, Guido Reni, Annibale Carracci, Pierre Mignard, Charles Le Brun, Nicolas Poussin, Sébastien Bourdon, and Eustache Lesueur.
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