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Antique Master Print-VENICE-DISEMBARKMENT-Küsel-Baur-1670

Antique Master Print-VENICE-DISEMBARKMENT-Küsel-Baur-1670

$ 91.88

  • Artist: Melchior Küsel, Johann Wilhelm Baur
  • Date of Creation: Pre-1800
  • Height (Inches): 5.87
  • Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
  • Material: Etching
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Print Surface: Paper
  • Subject: Architecture
  • Type: Print
  • Width (Inches): 8.46
  • Year of Production: 1670

Description

'"DISBARCO ZU VENEDIG UNDER DEM PORTICO DER GEBAEU COLO.NIGA GENANDT"' Etching shows a ship docked near a porticoed building, with figures disembarking and conversing. The architectural details are finely rendered, showing Venetian grandeur. Made by Melchior Küsel after Johann Wilhelm Baur. Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper. Sheet size: 21.5 x 14.9 cm (8.46 x 5.87 inch). Image size: 21.5 x 14.9 cm. (8.46 x 5.87 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. VENICE, ITALIAN PORTS, DISEMBARKMENT, 17TH CENTURY, MELCHIOR KÜSEL, JOHANN WILHELM BAUR, COLONIA BUILDING, ETCHING, ARCHITECTURAL PRINT | EXPO-432 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Italian Ports, Gardens, and Palaces; Iconographia. Reference: Meyer, p. 155; H. 301-446. Biography engraver: Melchior Küsel (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.