Augusto Rosa

Augusto Rosa (also Agostino Rosa, born July 11, 1738 in Rome , † April 2, 1784 in Rome) was an Italian architect who specialized in the production of cork models . He was a descendant of the painter Salvator Rosa and lived in his house on Via Gregoriana in Rome. He is said to have invented phelloplastics (cork making) in 1772 or between 1780 and 1790. However, other artists may also have realized such an idea during this time, for example Giovanni Altieri (documented 1766 / 67–1790) and Antonio Chichi (1743–1816) were active as manufacturers of cork models in Rome.

So far, only one cork model signed by Rosa has been identified, a model of the so-called Poseidon Temple in Paestum in the Musée d'Archéologie Nationale in Saint-Germain-en-Laye . Rosa made the necessary measurements herself in 1777 during a trip with Giovanni Battista Piranesi .

literature

Rosa, Agostino (Augusto) . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 28 : Ramsden-Rosa . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1934, p. 595 .
Valentin Kockel : Carrying Rome over the Alps. Cork models of ancient architecture in the 18th and 19th centuries. In: Werner Helmberger, Valentin Kockel (ed.): Carrying Rome over the Alps. Princes collect ancient architecture. Arcos, Landshut / Ergolding 1993, ISBN 3-9802205-9-1 , pp. 11-12.
Anita Büttner : Cork models. In: Ancient Buildings. Cork models by Antonio Chichi 1777–1782. Catalog edited by Peter Gercke and Nina Zimmermann-Elseify (= catalogs of the Staatliche Museen Kassel. 26). Kassel 2001, pp. 16-17.

Remarks

^ Franz Oberthür : About the inventor of the Phelloplastik. In: Journal of Luxury and Fashions. 20, 1805, pp. 288-290 ( digitized version ); During his stay in Rome, Oberthür lived in Augusto Rosa's house.
^ Cork making (Greek phelloplastic) . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 6, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1906, p. 500 .
^ Michael McCarthy: Documents on the Greek Revival in Architecture. In: The Burlington Magazine. 114, 836, 1972, pp. 750-759 note 41.

personal data
SURNAME	Rosa, Augusto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rosa, Agostino
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian architect and phelloplastic artist
DATE OF BIRTH	July 11, 1738
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rome
DATE OF DEATH	April 2, 1784
Place of death	Rome

[1] Franz Oberthür : About the inventor of the Phelloplastik. In: Journal of Luxury and Fashions. 20, 1805, pp. 288-290 ( digitized version ); During his stay in Rome, Oberthür lived in Augusto Rosa's house.

[2] Cork making (Greek phelloplastic) . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 6, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1906, p. 500 .

[3] Michael McCarthy: Documents on the Greek Revival in Architecture. In: The Burlington Magazine. 114, 836, 1972, pp. 750-759 note 41.