, Antique Master Print-PIAZZA-DI-SPAGNA-ROME-PL.23-Kuesel-Baur-1670, Pictura Antique Prints
, Antique Master Print-PIAZZA-DI-SPAGNA-ROME-PL.23-Kuesel-Baur-1670, Pictura Antique Prints

Antique Master Print-PIAZZA-DI-SPAGNA-ROME-PL.23-Kuesel-Baur-1670

Print

€150.00

‘I. WBAUE DELINEAVIT’ / ‘CUM PRIVILEGIO S. C. M.’ / ‘MELCHIOR KUSELL FECIT.’ / ’23’ / CAPTION: ‘PIAZZA DI SPAGNA IN ROM, ALSO GENANDT DIE WEILEN DER AMBASIATOR VON SPAGNA ALDA RESIDIERT.”

– View of the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, with the fountain display (Mostra dell’Acqua Felice) prominently depicted in the centre. At right stands a monumental church fa?ade with adjoining buildings, while figures, carriages, and everyday urban life animate the square. The composition presents a lively baroque cityscape combining architecture and social activity.

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Description

Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 24.4 x 17.4 cm (9.61 x 6.85 inch). Image size: 24 x 15.8 cm. (9.45 x 6.22 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

MELCHIOR KUSEL, JOHANN WILHELM BAUR, PIAZZA DI SPAGNA, ROME, ACQUA FELICE, BAROQUE CITY VIEW, ICONOGRAPHIA, 17TH CENTURY ENGRAVING | PCO-C49-36

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: Johann Wilhelm Baur, Iconographia (also called “Miniatures de l’Empereur”), engraved and published by Melchior Kusel, Augsburg, c. 1670-1671 (plate 18).

Reference: Thieme-Becker, vol. III, p. 90; Fondo Corsini, inv. S-FC47634.

Biography engraver: Melchior Kuesel (1626-1684) was a German engraver from Augsburg, known for his work after Johann Wilhelm Baur and illustrations for Bibles and classical subjects. He was the father-in-law of engraver Johann Ulrich Kraus.

Biography artist: Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607-1640), also known as Joan Guiliam Bouwer, was a German engraver and miniature painter noted for his watercolors and etchings of architectural fantasy and classical themes. He traveled to Italy and died in Vienna while working for Ferdinand III.

Additional information

Dimensions 17 × 24 × 1 cm

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