Augustus (August)

late 17th century

Ludovico Mattioli

Associated Names
Ludovico Mattioli

Artist, Italian, 1662 - 1747

This image depicts a landscape with a village visible in the distance. A church tower with a cross stands out on the horizon. The art style is detailed with fine lines in a monochromatic color scheme dominated by various shades of black. The scene includes a river, a figure by the bank, village structures, trees, and hills in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21 × 32.1 cm (8 1/4 × 12 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 21.6 × 32.6 cm (8 1/2 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.76.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802-1821, no. 86

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821: no. 86

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: AUGUSTUS.

Wikidata ID

Q77259392

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