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L'America rappresentata sotto figura Allegorica.
Giovanni Antonio Sasso
1801-1826
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Giovanni Antonio Sasso (Etcher)
Place of Origin
Italy; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
2004.0068.018
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Frank Henry Sommer, Ph.D.
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Object Number
2004.0068.018
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
L'America rappresentata sotto figura Allegorica.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Giovanni Antonio Sasso (Etcher)
Place of Origin
Italy; Europe
Origin Notes
Published either in Florence or in Milan (see notes).
Date
1801-1826
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneaht image
Inscription: Sasso inc:
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper left
Inscription: America Vol. I
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper right
Inscription: Tav: 6
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Costume
- Portrait
- Landscape
- Continents
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Etched
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
5.4 (H) x 8.3 (W) x 4.1 (Image H) x 6.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.8 (H) x 21.2 (W) x 10.3 (Image H) x 16.8 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. No visible plate mark.
Place of Publication
Florence or Milan, Italy, Europe
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Probably from Giulio Ferrario's "Il Costume Antico e Moderno...America Volume Primo" (Florence: Vincenzo Batelli, 1826). This is an octavo edition of Ferrario's quarto volume of the same title, done in Milan.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Higham, John. 1990 "Indian Princess and Roman Goddess: The First Female Symbols of America". Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. 100 (1): 45-79.
• For discussion of Allegories of AmericaBook: Honour, Hugh. 1976 The European Vision of America.
• For a discussion of Allegories of America