A ruin caprice with Roman motifs

Francois VIVARES: artist
Marco RICCI: after

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About the work

The rise of the Grand Tour in the eighteenth century – the obligatory travel for wealthy young men to gain exposure to European art and antiquity – created a thriving market for artists. New forms of imagery such as views and caprices, and imaginative as well as accurate renderings of the remains of ancient monuments were popular. Interest in the classical ruins of Rome was particularly high, and Marco Ricci established a career as a painter of fantastic scenes of the remains of Rome’s past. The original from which this print was taken is in the Royal Collection, England.
Title
A ruin caprice with Roman motifs
Artist/Maker and role
Francois VIVARES: artist
Marco RICCI: after
Date
c 1729-c 1780
Medium
etching
Measurements
22.5 x 31.0 cm (plate)
24.6 x 34.8 cm (sheet)
55 x 70 cm (mount)
Credit line
Gift of Mr & Mrs J F McMillan, 1955
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1955/00Q5

This is one of the prints in our collection.

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