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Sacrifice of Aaron
| Reference: | S47095 |
| Author | Francesco ROSASPINA |
| Year: | 1784 |
| Measures: | 260 x 390 mm |
- New
| Reference: | S47095 |
| Author | Francesco ROSASPINA |
| Year: | 1784 |
| Measures: | 260 x 390 mm |
Description
Etching, 1784, signed and dated on plate “Franciscus Rosaspina sculp. 1784”.
From a painting by Iacopo Rossi dedicated to the Arciconfraternita di S. Maria della Morte in Bologna.
Francesco Rosaspina (Montescudo, Rimini, 1762 - Bologna 1841), who trained in Bologna and became a skilled engraver, devoted himself almost exclusively to rigorous reproductions (from subjects by Albani, Guercino, Carracci, Rubens, Appiani, etc.). He had the opportunity to access art collections in private hands, devoting his attention to paintings by Parmigianino and Correggio, seventeenth-century Bolognese painters, Andrea Appiani, and eighteenth-century European painters. During his artistic career he engraved more than a thousand plates.
Magnificent proof, rich in tone, printed on contemporary laid paper, with margins, slight stain in lower right corner, minimal foxing to white margin, otherwise in excellent condition.
On verso unidentifiable collection stamp.
Bibliografia
G. Bertelà “Incisori bolognesi ed emiliani del XVIII secolo”, n. 727.
Francesco ROSASPINA (Montescudo, 2 gennaio 1762 – Bologna, 2 settembre 1841)
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Rosaspina was born in Montescudo, near Rimini. His father, Giovanni Battista, was a notary and a magistrate by profession. As an infant, his parents moved to Bologna. His initial training in engraving was with Giovanni Fabbri. He emulated the style of Francesco Bartolozzi, with dense crosshatching. He gained many commissions to engrave copies of local works of art. This led to a work titled The Gallery of Bologna, with engravings by him, his brother and his pupils, of over a hundred of the paintings at the Pinacoteca.
He was named a docent at the Accademia Clementina and became a friend of Andrea Appiani, Giovanni Battista Bodoni, and Giuseppe Zauli. His pupils include Pietro Tomba, Antonio Marchi, and Gaetano Guadagnini. The latter replaced him as professor at the Bolognese Academy. His daughter, Enrichetta Rosaspina, married his pupil Giuseppe Asioli; their son, Luigi Asioli, became a prominent painter.
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Francesco ROSASPINA (Montescudo, 2 gennaio 1762 – Bologna, 2 settembre 1841)
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Rosaspina was born in Montescudo, near Rimini. His father, Giovanni Battista, was a notary and a magistrate by profession. As an infant, his parents moved to Bologna. His initial training in engraving was with Giovanni Fabbri. He emulated the style of Francesco Bartolozzi, with dense crosshatching. He gained many commissions to engrave copies of local works of art. This led to a work titled The Gallery of Bologna, with engravings by him, his brother and his pupils, of over a hundred of the paintings at the Pinacoteca.
He was named a docent at the Accademia Clementina and became a friend of Andrea Appiani, Giovanni Battista Bodoni, and Giuseppe Zauli. His pupils include Pietro Tomba, Antonio Marchi, and Gaetano Guadagnini. The latter replaced him as professor at the Bolognese Academy. His daughter, Enrichetta Rosaspina, married his pupil Giuseppe Asioli; their son, Luigi Asioli, became a prominent painter.
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