Anfiteatro Campano a S. Maria di Capua
| Reference: | S40627 |
| Author | Vincenzo Aloja |
| Year: | 1806 ca. |
| Zone: | Santa Maria Capua Vetere |
| Printed: | Naples |
| Measures: | 555 x 400 mm |
€775.00
| Reference: | S40627 |
| Author | Vincenzo Aloja |
| Year: | 1806 ca. |
| Zone: | Santa Maria Capua Vetere |
| Printed: | Naples |
| Measures: | 555 x 400 mm |
€775.00
Description
Splendid view of the Campano Amphitheater or Capuano Amphitheater - of Roman times - located in the city of Santa Maria Capua Vetere – the ancient Capua. Second in size only to the Colosseum of Rome, for which it probably served as a model, it was, in all likelihood, the first amphitheater in the Roman world to be built.
The work is engraved by Vincenzo Aloja - under the direction of Georg Abraham Hackert, who also took care of the printing. It is based on an original painting by his brother Jacob Philipp Hackert, who was the court painter of Ferdinand IV, King of the Two Sicilies.
Etching, printed on contemporary laid paper, with margins, in excellent condition.
Very rare.
Vincenzo Aloja (attivo a Napoli fra la seconda metà del sec. XVIII e la prima del XIX)
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He was scholar of Georg Hakert and teacher at the Accademy of Naples. He is mainly known for his graphic production, which he realized in cooperation with other artists; Philipp e Georg Hakert, Alessandro d’Anna and others worked with him to have reproductions of theis prints. Aloja was also extremely skilled in drawing and painting, whcih he might have learnt from d’Anna
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Vincenzo Aloja (attivo a Napoli fra la seconda metà del sec. XVIII e la prima del XIX)
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He was scholar of Georg Hakert and teacher at the Accademy of Naples. He is mainly known for his graphic production, which he realized in cooperation with other artists; Philipp e Georg Hakert, Alessandro d’Anna and others worked with him to have reproductions of theis prints. Aloja was also extremely skilled in drawing and painting, whcih he might have learnt from d’Anna
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