Giuseppe Vasi
Giuseppe Vasi (born August 27, 1710 in Corleone , Sicily , † April 16, 1782 in Rome ) was an Italian graphic artist and engraver .
Life
Vasi was a student of Sebastiano Conca , Pier Leone Ghezzi and Filippo Juvarra in Rome .
Between 1746 and 1761 Vasi published 10 volumes with 240 graphics of the Roman monuments. At this time the baroque phase of Rome was nearing its end, so that one can speak of an inventory here.
Giovanni Battista Piranesi was one of his students, but after a short time he fell out with him. While Piranesi delved into the ruins of ancient Rome, Vasis’s goal was a representation of the Rome of his time. Having trained as an architect himself, he was able to accurately represent the monuments of Rome in every detail.
Works
The books Vasis, which can be described as a travel guide to the monuments of Rome, are arranged thematically:
- Book I - Le Porte e le Mura di Roma - 1747 (gates and walls)
- Book II - Le Piazze principali con obelischi, colonne ed altri ornamenti - 1752 (The squares)
- Book III - Le Basiliche e Chiese antiche (basilicas and old churches)
- Book IV - I Palazzi e le vie più celebri - 1754 (palaces and famous streets)
- Book V - I Ponti e gli edifici sul Tevere - 1754 (bridges and buildings on the Tiber)
- Book VI - Le Chiese parrocchiali - 1756 (The parish churches)
- Book VII - I Conventi e case dei chierici regolari - 1756 (The monasteries)
- Book VIII - I Monasterj e conservatori di donne - 1758 (The nunneries)
- Book IX - I Collegi, Spedali e luoghi pii - 1759 (colleges, hospitals and religious buildings)
- Book X - Le Ville e giardini più rimarchevoli - 1761 (Villas and Gardens)
- Itinéraire instructif de Rome en faveur des étrangers, qui souhaitent connoitre les ouvrages de peinture, de sculpture & d'architecture, & tous les monumens antiques & modern de cette ville. Cinquième Edition. Volume 1. Editor Mariani Vasi. Impr. De Luis Perego Salvioni; Rome 1786 ( archive.org ).
- Delle Magnificenze di Roma 10 volumes 1747–1761 Printed edition in 5 volumes 1786, approx. ( Vasi.uoregon.edu Courtesy of the Getty Research Institute).
The fascinating overview of Rome in the middle of the 18th century culminated in the 102.5 × 261.5 cm panorama of Rome from 1765 with the title: Prospetto d. alma città di Roma visto dal monte Ginicolo e sotto gli auspici della sac. Maestà catto. di Carlo III re delle Spagne…. incisione all'acquaforte. This shows the city of Rome seen from the Gianicolo.
literature
- Vasi, Giuseppe . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 34 : Urliens – Vzal . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1940, p. 130 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Giuseppe Vasi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Giuseppe Vasi: Biographical Notes
- Interactive representation of the panorama from 1765
- The ten books with all graphics
- Imago Urbis: Giuseppe Vasi's Grand Tour of Rome
- Catalog of historical Rome plans online . Bibliotheca Hertziana - Max Planck Institute for Art History, curator: Georg Schelbert - in German
- Auction of an engraving by Vasis at Christie's London on September 21, 2011
- Encounters with Rome - 18th Century Prints . Special exhibition in Dresden from October 19, 2016 to January 15, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vasi, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman engraver and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1710 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Corleone |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 1782 |
| Place of death | Rome |