Antique Master Print-CUMAE-ARCO-FELICE-Morghen-1769

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‘AVANZI DELLA FAMOSA FABBRICA CHE, GL’ERUDITI NELLO SITUATO POSTO FRA COLLI, SETTENTRIONALE DELLA CITTA DI CUMA, VOLGARMENTE DETTA ARCO FELICE…’

– View of a massive arched ruin in a rocky pass, identified as the so-called “Arco Felice” of ancient Cumae; a path leads through the structure, with small figures and riders animating the scene.

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Description

Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 44.8 x 34.8 cm (17.64 x 13.7 inch). Image size: 37.2 x 25.2 cm. (14.65 x 9.92 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

CUMAE, ARCO FELICE, ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE, ROMAN RUINS, FILIPPO MORGHEN, ARCHAEOLOGICAL ENGRAVING, ITALY, GRAND TOUR, CAMPANIA, NAPLES | PCO-B8-19

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Plate 26 from Le antichita di Pozzuoli, Baja e Cuma / incise in rame e pubblicate da Filippo Morghen, Naples, 1769.

Biography engraver: Filippo Morghen (1730-1807) was an Italian engraver and painter active in Naples; known for archaeological and imaginative prints. Father of engraver Raphael Morghen.

Additional information

Dimensions 34 × 44 × 1 cm

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