Luigi Rossini
Luigi Rossini (1790–1857) was an Italian artist, best known for his etchings of ancient Roman architecture.
Early life
Rossini was born in Ravenna,[1] and studied at the academy of Bologna with Antonio Basoli and Giovanni Antonio Antolini, graduating in 1813 as an architect and artist.
Career
Like his predecessor
, have greatly influenced architects, artists, writers, and other connoisseurs of Roman culture up to the present day.His first series of views was published in 1814. He began his Roman antiquities series in 1819, completing 101 large folio plates which were published in Rome in 1825.
Gallery
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Via dei Sepolcri in Pompei, Rome, 1830. -
A view of the Villa of the Quintilii from Rossini's Viaggio pittoresco da Roma a Napoli, 1839 -
An etching of the Quirinal Hill, crowned by the mass of the Palazzo del Quirinale, from Rossini's 'I Sette Colli di Roma antica e moderna published in 1827 -
View of the Piazza Barberini, 1848
References and sources
- References
- Sources
- Nullo Pirazzoli, Luigi Rossini (1790–1857). Roma antica restaurata, Ravenna, Edizioni Essegi, 1990
External links
Media related to Luigi Rossini at Wikimedia Commons
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