Giuseppi VASI Piazza di Spagna

This antique print shows the Piazza di Spagna, at the bottom of the Spanish Steps, one of the most famous squares in Rome (Italy). It owes its name to the Palazzo di Spagna, seat of the Embassy of Spain among the Holy See. Nearby is the famed Column of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Copperplate engraving/etching on Verge type hand laid paper paper.Sheet size: 42 x 27,5 cm. Image size: 30 x 21,3 cm.This scarce original antique print originates from: 'Delle magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna' by Giuseppi Vasi, published in Italy 1747 - 1761.Made by 'Giuseppi Vasi' after own design. Giuseppe Vasi (27 August 1710 ? 16 April 1782) was an Italian engraver and architect, best known for his vedute. Vasi was a famous man and artist up to the 1760s, when Piranesi took definitively his place. Today Giuseppe Vasi is no longer considered Piranesi's defeated rival, but an artist with his own personality and technique. Though far from being a revolutionary, he gave a significant contribution to the Roman school of engraving.Condition: Very good, given age. An occasional minor spot in the margins. Small worm hole top right margin. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.PCOM-A03-16. Seller Inventory # 2018070934

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Title: Giuseppi VASI Piazza di Spagna

Publication Date: 1747

Binding: No binding

Condition: Good

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Pictura Prints offers mostly antique prints, art, maps and books. Since 2004 the owner Peter Cornelissen started Theprintscollector and has been in business as a print and book seller. In 2018 he decided to further develop his personal collection through 'Pictura Prints'. Peter has a background in design and landscape architecture and holds a degree in paper restauration. He holds shop in Overasselt, a small town on the Maas river near Nijmegen, The Netherlands, which can be visited by appointment. He is a member of the Dutch Association of Antiquarians (NVVA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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