Landschap met rivier en stad
Medium
etching
Dimensions
355; 246
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 246 mm x breedte 355 mm
Art Historical Context
This etching, titled *Landschap met rivier en stad* (Landscape with River and City), was created by Davide Antonio Fossati in 1743. Measuring 246 by 355 millimeters, the print exemplifies the refined landscape tradition popular in 18th-century Europe. Fossati, an artist active in Venice and northern Italy, used the etching medium to capture atmospheric views that appealed to both local collectors and international travelers on the Grand Tour. Etching allowed artists like Fossati to achieve delicate lines and tonal effects that evoke the play of light across water and architecture. The composi...
About the Artist
Davide Antonio Fossati · 1708–1789
Davide Antonio Fossati (1708-1795) was a Swiss-Italian painter and etcher who specialized in fresco painting, particularly architectural and decorative works. Born at Morcote, Ticino, Switzerland in 1708, Fossati moved to Venice in 1720 at the young age of twelve, where he would spend most of his professional life working on decorative commissions for noble palaces and important churches across th...