Disegni intagliati in rame di pitture antiche ritrovate nelle scavazioni di Resina
An 1746 Neapolitan folio of copperplate engravings after ancient painted fragments unearthed during excavations at Resina, the site of Herculaneum, produced for the Bourbon court of Charles III. The pictures are fine, pale line engravings of classical female figures, a winged figure, a young man in a helmet and a bust, each set on plain grounds with soft cross-hatched shading that suggests fresco fragments; a designer could draw on their restrained classical poses and draped costume for period-style illustration.
