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LUIGI ROSSINI (RAVENNA 1790-1857 ROME)
Lot 68 Property from the Holdings of the Ford Foundation

LUIGI ROSSINI (RAVENNA 1790-1857 ROME)

View of Saint Peter and the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican

Closed24 January 2017

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LUIGI ROSSINI (RAVENNA 1790-1857 ROME)
View of Saint Peter and the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican
signed, inscribed and dated 'Rossini fec dal vero', 'Veduta della Gran Facciata della Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano', and 'Roma 1832'
pen and brown ink, brown wash, gum arabic, on several pieces of paper
22 3/8 x 33 1/8 in. (51.8 x 76.5 cm.)

with B. Weinreb, London, where acquired by the Ford Foundation in September 1966.

Specialist note

Rossini, famous as a printmaker in the tradition of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778), is less well-known as a draughtsman (for some examples, see M.A. Fusco and N. Ossana Cavadini, Luigi Rossini, 1570-1857: Incisore: Il Viaggio secreto/ Engraver: The Secret Journey, exh. cat., Chiasso, Centro Culturale Chiasso m.a.x.museo, and Rome, Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, 2014). As do his etched views, this drawing stands out for its topographical accuracy. It may have been intended as a model for a print, although no such print appears to be known.