ANGELO UGGERI Lot n° 1161

(Gera, 1754 - Rome, 1837) View of the Upper Floor of the Seraglio delle Fiere Fabricated by Domitian for the use of the Flavian Amphitheater, and vulgarly known as the Curia Ostilia Pen and sepia on paper, 18X26 cm Provenance: Rome, Galleria W. Apolloni Trained at the Brera Academy, Uggeri specialized in architecture, preferring, however, the study of antiquities, and in 1788 he moved to Rome, drawing the classical architecture of the city. But it was from 1793 that he began to produce views of the most important Roman monuments within picturesque contexts, drawn from the line, until, in 1800, he undertook their engraved publication as part of a series of volumes, in bilingual French and Italian editions, entitled Journées pittoresques des édifices de Rome ancienne (Pictorial Days of the Ancient Buildings of Rome and its Surroundings). This endeavor allowed Uggeri to gain accreditation as an architect and archaeologist among the protagonists of the Grand Tour and exponents of antiquarian culture. Reference bibliography: E. Debenedetti, Le antichità romane dell'abate Uggeri nei manoscritti Lanciani, in Studi sul Settecento romano, 2014, 30, monograph: Ancient, city, architecture, I. From the drawings and manuscripts of the National Institute of Archaeology and Art History, edited by E. Debenedetti, pp. 255-281