{"product_id":"dancing-maenad-engraving-by-camillo-paderni-filippo-morghen","title":"Dancing Maenad Engraving by Camillo Paderni \u0026 Filippo Morghen, Pag. 129","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA beautifully \u003cb\u003ehand-colored 18th-century copper engraving\u003c\/b\u003e depicting a \u003cb\u003edancing Maenad\u003c\/b\u003e, after an ancient Roman wall painting excavated in the area of \u003cb\u003eHerculaneum and Pompeii\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe plate was drawn by \u003cb\u003eCamillo Paderni\u003c\/b\u003e and engraved by \u003cb\u003eFilippo Morghen\u003c\/b\u003e, two artists closely associated with the Bourbon archaeological excavations in Naples. It belongs to the celebrated series \u003ci\u003eLe Antichità di Ercolano Esposte\u003c\/i\u003e, published in Naples beginning in 1757 to document the ancient paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts uncovered at Herculaneum and surrounding sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis particular image, listed as \u003cb\u003e“Menade danzante con tralcio e scettro”\u003c\/b\u003e (Dancing Maenad with branch and scepter), is identified as \u003cb\u003epage 129\u003c\/b\u003e in the series. The figure is shown in flowing classical drapery with a branch extended in one hand and a long staff or scepter in the other, set dramatically against a dark ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe inscription along the lower edge reads \u003cb\u003e“Camillo Paderni deli.”\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e“Filippo Morghen sculpi”\u003c\/b\u003e, identifying Paderni as the draftsman and Morghen as the engraver. Comparable examples of these plates are documented as hand-colored copper engravings from the 18th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA wonderful piece for a collector of Grand Tour material, classical art, or antiquarian prints, and especially effective displayed among other works of classical art or layered into a collected gallery wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/b\u003e\"Antichita di Ercolano Esposte\"\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNaples, 1757-1792; Naples, Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/b\u003e Hand-colored copper engraving on paper, framed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 20\" L x 16.5\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Good antique condition with age-appropriate toning, foxing, and minor imperfections to the paper. Housed in a later frame with fabric mat. Please see photographs for details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollectibility:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLe Antichità di Ercolano Esposte\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most important antiquarian publications of the 18th century and is highly regarded for its role in introducing the art and decorative vocabulary of Herculaneum to European audiences. Published in Naples between 1757 and 1792, the monumental series comprised hundreds of engraved plates documenting the discoveries at Herculaneum and became an influential source for the development of the \u003cb\u003eNeoclassical and “Pompeian” taste\u003c\/b\u003e that spread throughout Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe original publication was not broadly offered for commercial sale; copies were primarily presented by the Neapolitan court to selected individuals and institutions, making complete original sets particularly scarce today. Major auction houses continue to describe complete examples as rare and highly important works of antiquarian publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Italian, 18th c.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44213345714263,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/3505\/3399\/files\/37_648d404a-b9fd-433d-a56f-cf907135c9b6.jpg?v=1788140169","url":"https:\/\/gladysavenue.com\/products\/dancing-maenad-engraving-by-camillo-paderni-filippo-morghen","provider":"Gladys Avenue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}