Description
A scenic view of an elegant Italian piazza with fountains, ornate architecture, and intricately designed pavement.
Made by Melchior Kuesel after Johann Wilhelm Baur.
Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 17.9 x 15.6 cm (7.05 x 6.14 inch). Image size: 17.9 x 15.6 cm. (7.05 x 6.14 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light soiling, foxing and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
PIAZZA, FOUNTAIN, ITALIAN PALACES, MELCHIOR K?SEL, JOHANN WILHELM BAUR, ETCHING, 17TH CENTURY | EXPO-429
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Italian Ports, Gardens, and Palaces; Iconographia.
Reference: Meyer, p. 155; H. 301-446.
Biography engraver: Melchior Kuesel (1626-1683), a German etcher and engraver from Augsburg, known for his architectural and topographical prints, as well as adaptations of works by other artists like Baur.
Biography artist: Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607-1641), a German artist celebrated for his landscape and architectural drawings, particularly views of Italian cities.
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