Pietro la Vega (died 1810) was a Spanish archaeologist and artist known for his drawings of the ruins of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae. Originally, like his brother Francesco, Pietro was a military engineer. He was also a trained cartographer. Beginning in 1764 he worked with his brother, Francesco, who at that time was appointed as the director of excavations for

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, the Bourbon king of

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. In 1804, when Francesco died, Pietro la Vega took over as director. Pietro la Vega was a very thorough and meticulous excavator, who kept copious notes. As a result he made it possible for François Mazois (Carlo Francesco Mazois) to produce in 1824 the most complete report and synthesis ever published on Pompeii.

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*Pagano, Mario (1997) ''I Diari di Scavo di Pompeii, Ercolano e Stabiae di Francesco e Pietro la Vega (1764-1810)'' "L'Erma" di Bretschneidein, Rome, (in Italian)

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Drawings by Pietro la Vega from Art.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Vega, Pietro la Italian engravers Italian archaeologists 1810 deaths 18th-century births Year of birth missing