St. Marks - The Bucentaur
| Riferimento: | S44176 |
| Autore | James Baylis Allen |
| Anno: | 1869 |
| Zona: | Venezia |
| Luogo di Stampa: | Londra |
| Misure: | 270 x 170 mm |
200,00 €
| Riferimento: | S44176 |
| Autore | James Baylis Allen |
| Anno: | 1869 |
| Zona: | Venezia |
| Luogo di Stampa: | Londra |
| Misure: | 270 x 170 mm |
200,00 €
Descrizione
Veduta di Venezia, incisa da J. B. Allen nel 1869 e tratta dal The Art Journal.
Raffigura il Canal Grande a Venezia durante la celebre cerimonia del 15 agosto.
Il Bucintoro era l’imponente galea di Stato utilizzata dai dogi di Venezia. Ogni anno, nel giorno dell’Ascensione, essi salivano a bordo di questa magnifica imbarcazione per celebrare il rito veneziano dello “sposalizio con il mare” per manifestare il loro legame simbolico con il mare e rinnovare il controllo di Venezia sulle acque adiacenti. Questo evento sottolineava l’importanza della Serenissima Repubblica come potenza marittima e commerciale. Sebbene il Bucintoro svolgesse un ruolo cerimoniale, era anche una nave funzionale, equipaggiata con lussuose cabine e spazi per gli incontri ufficiali. Nel corso dei secoli, la galea subì diverse ristrutturazioni e ricostruzioni, culminando nella versione più maestosa che divenne l’emblema delle celebrazioni veneziane.
Acquaforte, finemente colorata a mano, in ottimo stato di conservazione.
James Baylis Allen (1803-1876)
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James Baylis Allen (1803–1876) was a British engraver. Allen, together with Edward and William Radclyffe and the Willmores, belonged to a school of landscape-engravers which arose in Birmingham, where there were numerous engravers working on iron and steel manufactures.
Allen was born in Birmingham, 18 April 1803, the son of a button-manufacturer. As a boy he followed his father's business; then about age 15 he was articled to Josiah Allen, an elder brother and general engraver in Birmingham. Three years later he began his artistic training by attending the drawing classes of John Vincent Barber and Samuel Lines.
In 1824 Allen went to London, and found employment in the studio of the Findens, for whose Royal Gallery of British Art he engraved at a later period "Trent in the Tyrol", after Augustus Wall Callcott.
Allen died after a long illness at Camden Town on the 10th January 1876 and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery. The grave (no.144) no longer has a marker but the remains of the plinth are still visible.
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James Baylis Allen (1803-1876)
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James Baylis Allen (1803–1876) was a British engraver. Allen, together with Edward and William Radclyffe and the Willmores, belonged to a school of landscape-engravers which arose in Birmingham, where there were numerous engravers working on iron and steel manufactures.
Allen was born in Birmingham, 18 April 1803, the son of a button-manufacturer. As a boy he followed his father's business; then about age 15 he was articled to Josiah Allen, an elder brother and general engraver in Birmingham. Three years later he began his artistic training by attending the drawing classes of John Vincent Barber and Samuel Lines.
In 1824 Allen went to London, and found employment in the studio of the Findens, for whose Royal Gallery of British Art he engraved at a later period "Trent in the Tyrol", after Augustus Wall Callcott.
Allen died after a long illness at Camden Town on the 10th January 1876 and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery. The grave (no.144) no longer has a marker but the remains of the plinth are still visible.
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