6/12
Medium
etching
Dimensions
390; 510
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 390 mm x breedte 510 mm
Art Historical Context
**Giovanni Battista Falda's *6/12* (1676)** Battista Falda, a 17th-century Italianaver and architect, created *6/12* as part of a numbered series of etchings, capturing the grandeur of Baroque Rome. Working in the vibrant artistic milieu under masters like Gian Lorenzo Bernini Falda specialized in topographic views of the city's fountains, gardens, and palaces. Produced in 1676, this plate reflects the era's fascination with Rome's urban splendor during the pontificate of Clement X, when monumental architecture symbolized papal power and artistic innovation. Etched on a substantial plate me...
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Falda · 1640–1678
Italian architectural engraver. Comment on works: Draughtsman; Engraver