Ruïnes van antiek bouwwerk en het Colosseum te Rome
Medium
etching
Dimensions
94; 128
About this artwork
Gezicht op het Colosseum vanaf de San Pietro in Vincoli te Rome. Rechts de resten van mogelijk de Thermen van Titus.
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Mercati · 1591–1645
Giovanni Battista Mercati (1591–1645) was an Italian Baroque painter and engraver whose career exemplified the vibrant artistic culture of 17th-century Italy, particularly in Rome and his native Tuscany. Baptized on October 1, 1591, in Borgo San Sepolcro (Sansepolcro), Tuscany, Mercati moved to Rome to pursue greater opportunities in the papal capital, where he became a member of the prestigious A...