Plate 5 (second group) depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of coal, cheese, tripe etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma'
ca. 1770–1800
Medium
Engraving with hand coloring
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 14 15/16 in. (24.3 × 38 cm) Plate (Top): 2 3/4 × 12 in. (7 × 30.5 cm) Plate (Bottom): 3 1/16 × 12 in. (7.8 × 30.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Ann and Matthew Nimetz Gift, 2022
Accession Number
2022.84
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Remondini|Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla · 1650–1860
The Remondini were a celebrated Italian family of printers and publishers based in Bassano del Grappa, near Venice, whose firm operated from 1657 until 1861 and is often catalogued simply under the name Remondini. Giovanni Antonio Remondini, born in Padua in 1634, founded the enterprise after settling in Bassano’s main square, where he first sold textiles, wool, silk, and ironware before adding po...