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ROSSINI, Luigi (1790-1857). Le Antichita romane ossia raccolta delle piu interessanti vedute di Roma antica. Rome: Negozio Scudellari and the author, 1829. Oblong 2 o . Profusion of engraved plates by Rossini. 19th-century green quarter morocco (worn). Berlin Kat. 1916. [ With ]: Le Antichita dei contorni di Roma. Rome, 1819-23. Numerous engraved plates by Rossini. Berlin Kat. 1917. -- [ Bound with ]: Le Porte antiche e moderne del recinto di Roma. Rome, 1829. 2 o . Many plates. 19th-century green quarter morocco (worn). Luigi Rossini architect, artist and engraver, was born in Rome. He was a pupil of Canova and was influenced by Piranesi. "The mantle of Piranesi fell on Luigi Rossini who engraved many large plates of the ancient architecture of Rome (mostly between 1817 and 1824)... His plates have strength, especially in dealing with masses of dark masonry" (see Hind A History of Engraving and Etching p. 232). (2)