Seville. Italic. Mosaic of the peristyle of the palace, discovered in 1874, chromolithograph by teófilo rufflé (after a drawing by demetrio de los ríos y serrano), around 1877-1878, 605 x 750 mm (sheet measurements), madrid, royal academy of fine arts of san fernando (rabasf). Department: national chalcography
inventory no. : e-3750
name of the artist: ríos y serrano, demetrio de los (baena, córdoba, 1827 - león, 1892)
name of the engraver: teó. Ruffle
name of the printer/stamper: cromolit. ª j. M. Mateu. Madrid
place of publication: madrid
date: [ca. 1877-1878]
sheet measurements: 605 x 750 mm. Footprint measurements: 412 x 551 mm. Technique: chromolithograph
matrix material: stone
types of paper and watermarks: woven paper
inscriptions: architectural monuments of spain// province of seville// pagan art/ greeco-roman style/ civil constructions// mosaic of the palace peristyle,/discovered in 1874// (italic). Collection: architectural monuments of spain
observations: the print belongs to the series architectural monuments of spain. Published at the expense of the state and under the direction of a special commission created by the ministry of public works, madrid, national printing and chalcography, 1856-1882. The project consisted of collecting the entire architectural heritage in a luxury publication with prints of the highest quality with a total of 30 notebooks with 470 sheets of text and 134 prints, plus another 147 prints that lack explanatory text. For the graphic part, several techniques were used: etching and burin on a steel matrix - occasionally, copper foil -, aquatint, lithography and chromolithography. Several drawings related to this print are preserved in the rabasf drawings cabinet with signature ma-0331, ma-0332, ma-0334.
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