Print Description
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 24.6 x 34.6 cm (9.69 x 13.62 inch). Image size: 24.4 x 34.4 cm. (9.61 x 13.54 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Some faint handling creases, and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
JOSEPH WAGNER, GIUSEPPE ZAIS, ITALIAN LANDSCAPE, VEDUTISTI, VENICE, 18TH-CENTURY ENGRAVING, PASTORAL SCENE, CLASSICAL RUINS, COUNTRYSIDE, ROMANTIC ART | PCO-E21-39
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Engraving by Joseph Wagner after a painting by Giuseppe Zais. .
Biography engraver: Joseph Wagner (1706-1780) was an 18th-century German engraver trained in Venice under Jacopo Amigoni. He worked in Rome, Bologna, Paris, and England before returning to Venice, where he founded a printmaking school. His students included Francesco Bartolozzi and Antonio Capellan.
Biography artist: Giuseppe Zais (1709-1784) was an Italian painter known for his landscapes influenced by Marco Ricci and Francesco Zuccarelli. He painted vedute and frescoes, notably in Villa Pisani, and was a member of the Academy of Painters in Venice.
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