Pietro GASPARI 1720 - 1785
Architectural fantasy with statue of Hercules. 1771 ca.
Incisione all’acquaforte. 287x422 mm. Rifilata sul filo di rame e incollata su fogli di supporto. Piccola mancanza sul margine destro, per il resto buono stato di conservazione.
Elaborati scenario architettonico immaginario, che mescola abilmente antiche rovine ed edifici barocchi con elementi egizi e gotici, che il pittore e incisore veneziano aveva visti durante i suoi viaggi in Francia, Italia e Germania. Fu inserita in una serie pubblicata a Venezia nel 1771 da Giuseppe Lante. Queste due stampe sono presenti presso il British Museum, descritta: Interior of a ruined temple, a large statue of Hercules at right, in the foreground by a waterway are three men.Museum number 1951,0714.136.

Etching engraving. 287x422 mm. Trimmed on copper sign and glued onto backing sheets. Small lack on the right margin, otherwise in good condition.
Elaborate imaginary architectural scenery, skillfully blending ancient ruins and Baroque buildings with Egyptian and Gothic elements, which the Venetian painter and engraver had seen during his travels to France, Italy and Germany. It was included in a series published in Venice in 1771 by Giuseppe Lante. These two prints is present at the British Museum, described: Interior of a ruined temple, a large statue of Hercules at right, in the foreground by a waterway are three men.Museum number 1951,0714.136.