Capriccio of Architecture
| Reference: | S24549 |
| Author | Francesco VACCARO |
| Year: | 1670 ca. |
| Measures: | 175 x 140 mm |
€375.00
| Reference: | S24549 |
| Author | Francesco VACCARO |
| Year: | 1670 ca. |
| Measures: | 175 x 140 mm |
€375.00
Description
Architectural fantasy of a garden with fountain; plate 11 of a series of twelve perspective views recorded by Nagler.
Etching, second half of 17th Century, signed 'Franc Vaccari fec' and '11'.
The Prospettive dedicate all'Illustriss. Sig. e Padron Colendiss. Il Sig. Cesare Giuseppe Beccadelli, signed by “Franc[es]co Vaccari”, continues like that “Presento a V.S. Illlustriss. queste poche Prospettive, le quali con tutto ciò che appariscono in lontananza, additano però anche da vicino in effetto d'una professata servitù il mio affetto [...]”.
Italian painter and engraver from Medicina (Bologna), Vaccari was a scholar of Francesco Albani and is mostly known for his perspective and architectural views. As a painter he was mostly active in Bologna, Imola and Modena. He is cited by Malvasia in his Felsina pittrice (cf. G.K. Nagler, Neues Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon, 1849, XIX, p. 287).
Magnificent proof, printed on contemporary laid paper with watermark "emblem with letters and clover", with margins, in excellent condition. Rare.
Bibliografia
G.K. Nagler, Neues Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon, 1849, XIX, p. 287, n. 2.
Francesco VACCARO (Potenza 1636 – Milano 1687)
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Little is known about the artistic education of the Lucan painter and engraver Francesco Vaccaro. In 1652 he moved to Florence, where he painted for private clients and collectors. To him are attributed about 60 paintings, of which only 10 bear his signature. As an engraver, he studied in Bologna, Francesco Albani. He engraved plates of perspective views and small architectures. He published and illustrated treatises on perspective. He died in Milan, probably due to plague epidemic.
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Francesco VACCARO (Potenza 1636 – Milano 1687)
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Little is known about the artistic education of the Lucan painter and engraver Francesco Vaccaro. In 1652 he moved to Florence, where he painted for private clients and collectors. To him are attributed about 60 paintings, of which only 10 bear his signature. As an engraver, he studied in Bologna, Francesco Albani. He engraved plates of perspective views and small architectures. He published and illustrated treatises on perspective. He died in Milan, probably due to plague epidemic.
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