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HACKERT, After Jakob Philipp (1737-1807)
Vüe du Couvent de St. Cosimato En venant de Vicovaro sur la Voie Valerienne anc. Via Valeria [Pl. II]
[Pl. II]. [Naples]: 1780. Etching by B. A. Dunker, with engraving, by G. Eichler, coloured by hand. Very good condition apart from some overall light soiling and minor foxing, mild mat burn, and a few skillfully repaired small tears in the bottom margin. Two minor water stains visible in the top margin. Image size (including text): 15 x 18 1/4 inches. Sheet size: 17 1/4 x 20 3/8 inches.
A fine view of the convent of San Cosimato near the town of Vicovaro in Italy.
Vicovaro is a town of about 4,000 inhabitants at the junction of the Anio and Licenza rivers and of the Via Licinese and the Via Tiburtina (ancient Via Valeria), situated at about 1000 feet above sea level and about 5 miles kilometers south of Licenza. In antiquity, its name was Varia, and it was inhabited as early as the sixth century B.C. by the Aequi, whom the Romans conquered in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.. Vicovaro was abandoned in the ninth century A.D. and was revived in the twelfth with the name Vicus Variae. In 1191, it was granted by Celestine III to the Orsini family, by whom it was fortified. In 1672, the Orsini sold it to the Bolognetti family.
Jacob Philipp or Johann Philipp Hackert was born in Prenzlau. He travelled extensively within Europe and was one of a group of artists who achieved a notable degree of success with their images of picturesque landscapes. He spent a great deal of his time in Italy, particularly Rome, Florence and Naples. He worked for both Catherine the Great of Russia and King Ferdinand of Naples.
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