Landschap met ruïnes en fontein
Medium
etching
Dimensions
250; 363
About this artwork
height 250 mm x width 363 mm
Art Historical Context
Created in 1743 by the Italian artist Davide Antonio Fossati, *Landschap met ruïnes en fontein* is a delicate etching that measures 250 by 363 millimeters. The work depicts a tranquil scene of weathered classical ruins alongside a graceful fountain, blending architectural remnants with flowing water and natural surroundings. Such compositions were typical of mid-eighteenth-century printmaking, when artists responded to growing European interest in antiquity and the evocative beauty of decay. Etching proved an ideal medium for this subject, allowing Fossati to achieve fine linear details and s...
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...