A tasteful view of the Church of San Paolo from the 18th century

Domenico Aspari San Paolo delle Monache Milan 1788. A beautiful view engraved using etching and engraving techniques, with the original frame and glass; The frame is made of ebonized walnut. The sheet was transferred to canvas in 1800. In good condition.

Views of Milan. This table describes the church of San Paolo in three-quarters, examining the details of the facade. The foreground space is not too crowded in this case. Excellent prints with expressive lines and delicate blacks, belonging to the first edition made at the end of the 18th century. Great attention, through subtle chiaroscuro effects, was given to the architecture playing a leading role.  Wide margins beyond the copper edge. Below the title on the plate is the inscription: “TO HER EXCELLENCY / Countess Do. Elisabetta Borromeo de Conti d’Aragona and born as Marchioness Cusani”. Below the view on the left side is the signature and date: “Domenico Aspar. Del ed Sculp. Milano 1788”, on the right side is “Architecture by Gianbattista Crespi d. il Cerano”.

Italian painter, graphic artist, and teacher. Due to the family's economic situation, he could not attend classes regularly, but thanks to his outstanding abilities in acquiring benefactors, he was able to continue his studies at the Academy in Ferrara under Giuseppe Baldrighi. Here he became interested in painting and palace decorations. After moving to Milan, he almost completely stopped painting to devote himself to engraving. He was inspired by Piranesi's style. As an engraver and caricaturist, he illustrated La Corneide (1773) by Giovanni De Gamerra, a significant part of the first Italian edition of Winckelmann's History of Art Drawing (Milan 1779), The Events of Milan During the War with Frederick I (Milan 1778), and Of the Lombard Antiquities of Milan (Milan 1792-93, 4 volumes) by Angelo Fumagalli. However, consecration came with the sixteen Views of Milan, etched and finished with engraving between 1786-1792, reissued several times (most recently by Vallardi in 1808) and which became extremely rare and deservedly sought after, as the only ones worthy of standing alongside the great Roman and Venetian examples.

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