Waterfall Above Tivoli (Cascatella Superiore a Tivoli), from the series Picturesque Views of Italy (Malerisch radirte Prospekte aus Italien)
Medium
Etching on cream laid paper, tipped along top margin to cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 24.2 × 35.2 cm (9 9/16 × 13 7/8 in.); Sheet: 26.6 × 35.8 cm (10 1/2 × 14 1/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
152948
About the Artist
Albert Christoph Dies
Albert Christoph Dies (1755–1822) was a German painter and writer who spent a significant portion of his career in Italy, working in the landscape tradition that drew so many Northern European artists to Rome during the late eighteenth century. Born in Hanover, Dies trained in the artistic milieu of the time and eventually made his way to Rome, where he became part of the community of German-speak...