View of the Ruins of Kataya - Link & Linet - Prints and Hangings

【Picture 1 - Picture 3 is the original picture】 [Picture 4 - Portrait of John Linet, Spanish painter José de Madrazo y Agudo (1781~1859), 1812. 】 Author: Drawing by Jacob Linck (1787~1841) / Etching by Johann Christian Reinhart (1761~1847) Title: [Beautiful view of the ruins of Kartaya, painted by a friend of the artist, Reinhard etching in Rome] , from: Peter Oluf Brøndsted, [Reisen und Untersuchungen in Griechenland] (Reisen und Untersuchungen in Griechenland), 1826~1830. Book 1, 16 pages (Picture Seven, VII). Attribution: none. Technique: Etching Year: 1826. Dimensions: 32.8 x 20.57 (picture). 36.5 x 28 cm (including cardboard). Remarks: with double-layer cardboard mounting (without frame) No.: P DG 001 Introduction of works: This etching records the academic archaeological journey of the early nineteenth century and reflects the spirit of Romantic landscape painting. The engraving is from the important book Reisen und Untersuchungen in Griechenland (Reisen und Untersuchungen in Griechenland) published in 1826 by the Danish archaeologist Peter Oluf Brøndsted (1780~1842), which is also the only one in the book. Landscape works. The picture shows the ruins of the ancient city-state of Carthaea or Karthaia on the southwest coast of the island of Kea in the Aegean Sea, Greece. In the eighth century BC, there was human civilization here. It was not until the sixth century. Abandoned, but due to its remote location, the original Acropolis (located in the center of the engraving) and the city center have been preserved. For thousands of years, although many travelers have passed by here and left some records, the civilization of the ruins in the past has not been excavated and studied. In 1811, the research of the Danish archaeologist Brand Stead revealed the mystery of the past. After his archaeological research, it was confirmed that this was the ancient city-state of the ancient Greek civilization, Kataya. Other archaeological research in the twentieth century gradually confirmed various ancient buildings here, including the Temple of Apollo and Athena, and the theater (located in the picture). left), etc. The Danish archaeologist Brandstede originally studied theology, but in 1802, he switched to language and literature. In 1810, he traveled to Greece with many friends, engaged in archaeological work, and shipped some of the excavated antiquities back to Europe for auction. In the winter of 1811, he and his painter friend Jacob Linck (Jacob Linck, 1787~1841) came to the ancient city of Kataya on the island of Kaia and excavated the Temple of Apollo, becoming the first Dane to conduct archaeological research in Greece. . In 1813 he returned to Copenhagen, where he became professor of Greek literature and compiled his notes and fieldwork in Greece. In 1818, he resigned from his teaching post and came to Rome as an envoy to the Holy See to continue collecting other relevant research materials. In 1826, he went to London to study the Parthenon statue sold to the British Museum by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841). After that, he came to Paris to publish his masterpiece [Greece Journey and Archaeological Research] (the original plan was to publish eight volumes, but only two volumes came out in the end, respectively describing his research and excavation work on Kea Island and the Parthenon. A study of temple statues. Today it is a very rare ancient book). In 1842 he became rector of the University of Copenhagen, but died in June of the same year after falling from a horse. In his commentary on [Greece Trips and Archaeological Research] about the engravings of the inner text, Blandstede only briefly stated that this engraving is [Beautiful view of the ruins of Kataya, drawn by an artist friend, etching by Leinte in Rome Plate making]. The artist friend here is probably Jacques Link, a German who originally wanted him to be a businessman because of his wealth, but he was fascinated by art and devoted himself to landscape painting. During his trip to Italy, he met a group of archaeologists and architects in Rome. Since then, he has embarked on the road of becoming a lover of ancient Greek civilization. All over Europe, Link became rich. The beauty of the ruins of Cartaya painted by Link was engraved by the famous German romantic landscape painter and printmaker Johann Reynter who was living in Rome at the time. From a painting he completed in 1831, Gewitterlandschaft mit Gebirgssee und Wasserfall (Gewitterlandschaft mit Gebirgssee und Wasserfall), which is now in the Neue Pinakothek in Munich, Germany, one can't help but reminisce his work for "Greece Travel and Archaeological Research". ] The engraving made by a book [Beautiful view of the ruins of Kataya], the exposed rock blocks protruding in the picture are somewhat similar to the ruins of the Acropolis, and the composition of the picture is also the same, the original pure ancient ruins scenery, modified The addition of other imaginary landscape details and dynamic figures is also in line with art historians' analysis of its style, combining known styles, themes and shapes, but with its superb skills in fusion and transformation, giving it a heroic and sublime flavor. *If you have any details, please send a message to contact the designer *The main products of this design hall are Western antiques, old jewelry, and old European original prints. 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