Description
Detailed etching showing a bustling harbor scene with an elevated platform and onlookers, capturing the lively spirit of Naples.
Made by Melchior Kuesel after Johann Wilhelm Baur.
Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 20 x 16.6 cm (7.87 x 6.54 inch). Image size: 20 x 16.6 cm. (7.87 x 6.54 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.
NAPLES, HARBOR, ITALIAN PORTS, MELCHIOR K?SEL, JOHANN WILHELM BAUR, ETCHING, URBAN SCENE, 17TH CENTURY | EXPO-430
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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