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Sublato fratre Romulus, appellat Romam, Romulus builds a city and calls it Rome, Life of Romulus and Remus, print, album page, Series number, 9, 27, The followers of Romulus build the city of Rome. On the right, Romulus is pointing with a crown on his head., printmaker: Giovanni Battista Fontana, Italy, 1572 - 1573, paper, etching, height 135 mm x width 180 mm, (story of) Romulus and Remus, Romulus lays the foundation of Rome, Rome, A detailed black and white engraving shows a busy scene with many human figures engaged in building and activity along a riverside. On the left, workers raise a large wooden structure against a masonry wall using ropes and levers while others stand on scaffolding and platforms. In the foreground, several men strain and pull with ropes and tools, one bending over another who is crouched, and a group gestures and reaches toward the work. Toward the center, men push a long pole or plank that rests on a ramp leading down to the water where more figures stand in the riverbank area. On the right, a cloaked figure wearing a helmet and a decorative headpiece gestures outward while soldiers with spears stand behind him. The background shows rolling hills, scattered trees, and distant buildings under a sky filled with horizontal line shading. The overall composition is dense with crosshatched shading and fine etched lines.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B28_423

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

39.4Mo (12.0Mo) / 36.0cm x 27.4cm / 4249 x 3238 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Sublato fratre Romulus appellat Romam Romulus builds city calls Rome Life Romulus Remus print album page Series number 9 27 followers Romulus build right pointing crown head printmaker Giovanni Battista Fontana Italy 1572 - 1573 paper etching height 135 mm x width 180 mm story of Romulus lays foundation detailed black white engraving busy scene human figures engaged building activity riverside left workers raise large wooden structure masonry wall using ropes levers stand scaffolding platforms foreground several men strain pull tools bending another crouched group gestures reaches work center men push long pole plank rests ramp leading down water figures stand riverbank area cloaked figure wearing helmet decorative headpiece gestures outward soldiers spears stand background rolling hills scattered trees distant buildings under sky filled horizontal line shading composition dense crosshatched shading fine etched lines