Le Antichità
di Ercolano
Engravings from Volume 5 (Tomo 5)
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Le Antichita di Ercolano
(The Antiquities of Heculaneum) was a collection of
images of archeological finds from the excavations
at the Roman city of Herculaneum. It was published
over a 40 year period from 1744 to 1792 as the excavations
continued. Many different artists and archeologists
of the day worked on it.
The Roman cities of
Pompeii and Herculaneum were burried by the eruption
of Mount Vesuvius on the morning of 25 August, 79
AD. It was not until 1709 that the city of Herculaneum
was discovered when a peasant digging a well on his
property was astonished to uncover large slabs of
inscribed marble.
The discoveries of
Herculaneum and Pompeii fascinated 18th Century Europeans.
Images such as these of the art found during the excavations
were circulated to across the continent and helped
give rise to the neo-classical style.
These are not reproductions,
but authentic 18th Century copperplate engravings
on handlaid chainlinked paper. Beautiful light even
toning with a hint of sepia.
A marvelous complement
to an empire style or Neo-classical decor, they also
look striking in a modern setting.
Dimensions:
Each sheet measures
approximately13 X 18 inches (Around 33 X 46 cm).
The margins are around 1 inch wider all around than shown in the scans
Please not that due to the large size
of these images we scanned each in two parts. If
some images here look slighly wavy in the center,
this is a product of the scan process and is not part
of the print. All images can be enlarged by clicking
on them.
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