, Antique Master Print-PERSIAN-KING-LOGGIE-ARCHITECTURE-PL.29-Kuesel-Baur-1671, Pictura Antique Prints
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Antique Master Print-PERSIAN-KING-LOGGIE-ARCHITECTURE-PL.29-Kuesel-Baur-1671

Print

€150.00

‘I. WBAUR INV.’ / ‘CUM PRIUILEGIO S. C. M.’ / ‘MELCHIOR KUSELL FECIT AUG. VIND.’ / ’29’ + GERMAN CAPTION BEGINNING: ‘DIESES IST NICHT DE? AUCTORS INVENTION, SONDERN ER HAT ES IN ITALIA NACH ANDERN ABGEZEICHNET, WELCHES DE? PERSISCHEN KONIGS LOGGIE TERRENE ODER LUST-G?NGE ?HNLICH NACHGEMACHT SEYE, MIT DERO HOCHGEFUHRTEN SPRING-BRUNNEN.”

– Architectural fantasy view of a grand palace complex inspired by Italian and oriental models, described as the loggias and pleasure walks of the Persian King. Monumental arcaded loggias and colonnades frame a spacious courtyard with staircases and terraces. Figures in contemporary dress animate the foreground, while fountains and an ornamental triumphal arch rise in the distance.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on paper (after a drawing); sometimes found with later hand-colouring on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 17 x 18 cm (6.69 x 7.09 inch). Image size: 17 x 18 cm. (6.69 x 7.09 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, PERSIAN KING, LOGGIA, ARCHITECTURAL FANTASY, BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE, AUGSBURG 1671, ICONOGRAPHIA, PALACE VIEW, FOUNTAINS | PCO-C49-37

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. 89f.; vol. XXII, p. 73; various institutional holdings including Naples (catalogue code 1500389535).

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 18 × 17 × 1 cm

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