Giuseppe Gatteschi (c. 1866 – 1935) was an Italian draftsman, known for his meticulous reconstructions of the urban landscape of ancient Rome. From the 1890s until his death in 1935, he made this work his vocation and his obsession. His method of reconstruction was based on his own photographic documentation of the contemporary landscape, combined with a careful reading of ancient and medieval descriptions, as well as the archaeological publications of his contemporaries. His authority rests essentially on the graphic synthesis of these various elements, rather than on scientific expertise. Ga
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