Luca Beltrami, Rome, Arch of Titus, Etching on Cardboard, 1878

Rome, Arch of Titus is an original Modern artwork realized by Luca Beltrami (1854 - 1933) in 1878. Original Sepia Etching on ivory cardboard. Excellent conditions. Rome, Arch of Titus is an excellent Sepia etching realized in the Second half of the XIX Century by the Italian artist and architect Luigi Beltrami. The print is very interesting for the use of the chiaroscuro that define the volumes of this important ancient Roman Monument. The work depicts indeed, the Arch of Titus, one of the most interesting ruins of the Roman Forum. This work has been realized by the Italian artist Luigi Beltrami (1854 - 1933). He initially attended the Brera Academy, which he abandoned to follow Camillo Boito in the Higher Technical Institute. In 1876, he moved to the Paris School of Fine Arts and dedicated himself to study trips. He came back to Milan two years later and became a professor of architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts and then at the Polytechnic. Famous in the field of restoration, he is responsible for much of the current appearance of Piazza della Scala in Milan. It created the most important buildings on the sides not occupied by the Theater: Palazzo Beltrami (1886), Palazzo de La Permanente (1886), Palazzo Marino facade (1888-1892), Palazzo della Banca Commerciale (1923-1927) . He also carried out numerous restorations of medieval and Renaissance buildings (Castello Sforzesco in Milan, Rocca Sforzesca in Soncino, bell tower of San Marco in Venice). Other famous works include the Central Synagogue of Milan (1892) and the New headquarters of Corriere della Sera (1904).