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No title-Jakutsk
| Article ID | EUO3092 |
Title | No title-Jakutsk |
Description | Partial view of the city Yakutsk, the coldest city in the world in winter, at the river Lena. From Giulio Ferrario's work: Il costume antico e moderno, o, storia del governo, della milizia, della religione, delle arti, scienze ed usanze di tutti i popoli antichi e moderni, provata coi monumenti dell'antichità e rappresentata cogli analoghi disegni dal dottor Giulio Ferrario. Published in Milan and Florence from 1816 to 1827. |
| Year | ca. 1820 |
Artist | Castellini Giovanni Carlo |
Giovanni Carlo Castellini (often signing as Giuseppe or G. Castellini) was an esteemed Italian copper and steel engraver, active in Florence and Milan during the first half of the 19th century. He was a master of the aquatint technique. Castellini worked as a reproductive engraver for renowned publishers, specializing in translating the drawings and expedition reports of explorers into finely detailed print plates. His most famous works were created for Giulio Ferrario’s monumental, multi-volume encyclopedic work, "Il costume antico e moderno". | |
| Place of Publication | Milan/Florence |
| Dimensions (cm) | 18 x 28 cm |
| Condition | Very good |
| Coloring | original colored |
| Technique | Copper print- Aquatinta |