Roman Forum. Temple of Concordia. Hand-coloured reproduction print.

by Rossini, Luigi

Roman Forum antiquities, still standing.Temple of Saturn or Temple of Concordia. Roman god of agriculture and harvest, and goddess of harmony.

Reproduction from an etching drawn “from nature” & incised on a copperplate by Luigi Rossini (1790-1857). Rossini was born in Ravenna, studied art in Bologna with Antonio Giuseppi Basoli (1744-1843), & attended lectures in architecture (which improved his skill as an artist). At 23, he was awarded a prize to study in Rome, where he worked with one of the finest sculptors, Venetian, Antonio Canova (1757-1822). Rossini was greatly influenced by his surroundings in Rome, and the etchings of Roman archaeological antiquities circa 1756 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) for Piranesi’s grand Le Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome) published circa 1748-78. This work by Rossini was first published between 1819 and 1823 for his own very fine views of Roman antiquities Le Antichita Romane.

This print has been finely hand-tinted with watercolour. Image 410 x 505mm (approx.16 x 20 inches). Paper 435 x 535mm (17 x 21 inches).