Giuseppe Vasi, Chiesa e Monastero di S. Cosimato, Etching, Late 18th Century for sale at Pamono

Chiesa e Monastero di S. Cosimato is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions and aged margins with some foxing and a small missing piece of paper at the top of the frame. Giuseppe Vasi (Corleone,1710 - Rome, 1782) was an engraver, architect, and landscape artist. Between 1746 and 1761, Vasi published 10 volumes with 240 engravings of the monuments of Rome. Among his students, there was Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Vasi's goal was to represent the Rome of his time. Vasi studied architecture as well so that he was able to represent the monuments of Rome with precision and in much detail.