Sepulcher for the Kings of France

1739

Giuseppe Vasi after Filippo Juvarra

Associated Names
Giuseppe Vasi

Artist, Roman, 1710 - 1782

Filippo Juvarra

Artist After, Sicilian, 1678 - 1736

This image shows an architectural structure with a central dome flanked by two smaller domes. The central building is detailed with columns and ornate decorations, with two pyramidal towers on each side. The composition includes symmetrical elements, intricate stonework, and a forest of trees in the background. A coat of arms and an unfinished scroll embellish the bottom of the structure.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1992

  • Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 28.

Bibliography

1981

  • Scalabroni, Luisa. Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782). Rome: Multigrafica Editrice, 1981.

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and brown ink in Vasi's hand: Questi sono i primi rami che io incise in Roma / dai disegni del famoso D. Filippo Juvarra fatti per / una sepolcrale del Re di Francia (These are the first copper plates that I engraved in Rome from drawings by the famous Juvara, that he made for a sepulcher for the Kings of France)

Wikidata ID

Q74896178

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