id:			109176
accession number:	1927.331
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.331
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:09.078000

Ancient Ruins: Ancient Aqueduct, 1756. Jean-Claude-Richard de Saint-Non (French, 1727–1791), after Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734–1781). Etching; platemark: 27.2 x 23.7 cm (10 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1927.331

title:				Ancient Ruins: Ancient Aqueduct
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creation date:			1756
creation date earliest:		1756
creation date latest:		1756
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creditline:			Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	etching
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Le Blanc vol. III.413.21

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CREATORS

* Jean-Claude-Richard de Saint-Non (French, 1727–1791)  - artist

* Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734–1781)  - artist

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measurements: Platemark: 27.2 x 23.7 cm (10 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Saint-Non became a priest in deference to his parents' wishes, but from 1752 his interest turned to art, and he began to etch in 1753. He went to Italy in the 1750s to study classical monuments, sculpture, and the landscape-a necessary trip for artistic training in the 18th century. This image of an ancient Roman aqueduct demonstrates the taste for representations of picturesque ruins. The grass-covered monument, centered in the decorative oval composition, is identified in a clever manner: "Aquedott del Acqua Claudia" is inscribed on the large piece of stonework discovered by the trio of soldiers at the lower right. 
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792
	opening date:   1982-02-02T05:00:00
	<i>French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 2-May 16, 1982).

	title:		Inventive Impressions:  18th- and 19-Century French Prints
	opening date:   2001-08-26T00:00:00
	<i>Inventive Impressions:  18th- and 19-Century French Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/26/01-10/28/01.  "Inventive Impressions:  18th- and 19th-Century French Prints".', 'opening_date': '2001-08-26T00:00:00'}

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