Ponte Mammolo te Rome
1639 - 1707
Medium
etching
Dimensions
63; 101
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 101 mm x breedte 63 mm
Art Historical Context
Welcome to our virtual gallery, where we explore the timeless allure of Rome through the eyes of 17th-century printmakers. *Ponte Mammolo te* is a delicate etching capturing the Ponte Mammolo, an ancient bridge spanning the Aniene River just outside Rome's historic center. Created anonymously between 1639 and 1707, this small-scale work measures a compact 101 mm high by 63 mm wide, it a perfect collector's item from the era of the Grand Tour. Etching, the medium here, was a revolutionary intaglio technique popularized in the 17th century, where acid bites into a metal plate to create fine, ex...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...