No title. Caesar guiding Cleopatra to the throne of Egypt Aquatinta etching by Andrea Scacciati (1725-1771)

No title. Caesar guiding Cleopatra to the throne of Egypt Aquatinta etching by Andrea Scacciati (1725-1771) After the drawing by Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrttini da Cortona (1596-1669) Study work by Pietro da Cortona for a painting he did with this theme. Roman Emperor Caesa, after defeating Ptolemy XII, fell in love with beautiful Cleopatra. He led her to the Egyptian throne while she was in dispute with her brother Ptolemy. We see her here ascending the steps to the throne, ushered there by Caesar. Looking through the windows we see the pyramids, and inside the room as well as outside we see Roman soldiers carrying army signs. A masterful etching! The aquatint was published in "Disegni original d'eccellenti pittori essist. nell a R. Gall. di Firenze etc.". Florence, 1766-1774. This was a folio size gallery book with engravings of the most famous artists. Condition: Only in margins some minor traces of age and use. Margins above and below image are narrow. 27,8 x 36,4 cm (ca. 10.9 x 14.3")

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Exquisite prints of Orchids by Anton Hartinger "Paradisus Vindobonensis" (Viennese Paradise) Stanhopea Aurea Nat. Ord. Orchideae Guatemala

Author / Artist: Anton Hartinger, Austrian flower painter and lithographer (1806 - 1890). Title:"Paradisus Vindobonensis" Abbildungen seltener und schoenbluehender Pflanzen der Wiener und anderer Gaerten und Museen. Publisher: K.& K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei Vienna Dedication: To His Majesty Ferdinand I., Kaiser of Austria, King of Hungary, of Lombardy and Venice. The background story: Anton Hartinger, was a Viennese artist specialized in flower painting. He was a member of the Viennese Academy of Arts from 1843 to 1851. Lacking money to publish his extraordinary large folio size and extensive work on flowers, he sought investors. And he found them. But it took from 1844 to 1860 to publish 20 installments, seldom more than one set per year. Obviously a period of 16 years is a too long a time for publishing a book. It became increasingly difficult to keep the sponsors interested. Some may not even have lived to see the final installment printed. That is why there are only two complete copies worldwide in existence to our knowledge. Only the Vienna Library and the British Library seem to have complete sets. Since the sponsors held only loose prints in their hands it is easily understood why most of these prints did not survive. Print size: ca. 56 x 42 cm. (22 x 16.5")

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"The Moon" Title translated from the Italian language. Anonymous aquatinta.

"The Moon" Title translated from the Italian language. Anonymous aquatinta. Published in ãAtlante di Geografia Universale É per servire al Corso di Geografia Universale" Author. Francesco Constantino Marmocchi (1805-1858) Florence, 1840 Very clean. Except one dark spot left margin, far away from image. Otherwise excellent condition. Image: 14,8 x 17 cm (ca. 5.8 x 6.7") Sheet: Ca. 42 x 50 cm (ca. 16.5 x 19.7")

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Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Salz, Salzbergwerk, Salzgewinnung, Salt, University Johann Baptist Homann

Halle. - „Darstellung des Grundrisses und Prospectes der Königl. Preussisch-Magdeburgischen und des Saal-Crayses Haupt Stadt Halle / welcher daselbst auf Kosten und Verlag Iohann Baptistæ Homanns Der Röm. Kays. Mai. Geographi und Mitglids der Königl. Preuss. Societät der Wissenschaffte[n] ist ausgemessen und Geometrice verzeichnet worden von I. C. Homann, der Medicin und Mathematic Studioso“ Copper etching with very good original hand coloring. Published by Johann Baptist Homann Nuremberg, ca.1720 This large copper etching shows Halle in the upper part as a city plan. Also: Halle as a panoramic view, flanked by a salt mine (left) and The University auditorium (right) An impressive homage to this Sachsen-Anhalt city in very attractive original hand coloring. Very good condition.

Sachgebiete: Deutschland, Sachsen

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"La Rose mal defendue"
"dessine et grave par Deboucourt peintre graveur" Painter and engraver: Philibert-Louis Debucourt (1755-1832)

"La Rose mal defendue"
"dessine et grave par Deboucourt peintre graveur" Stipple engraving, printed in fabulous colors. Painter and engraver: Philibert-Louis Debucourt (1755-1832) Öfter his own design Paris, dated 1794 Printing copper etchings not just black and white, but also in color was great advancement. In Europe it happened in the 18th century. Severall different plates were used, each with their own color. Debucourt was a master of this technique which needed great precision in order to arrive at a successful result. In this case he used the colors blue, red, rose and brown. The scene is typical for French gallantry. The young lady is more willing than it seems. But she is offering her cavalier a good measure of resistance to his courtship. His hat has rolled off his head, a chair has tumbled to the floor, a book and pillows became victims in the process of tangling. But she is firm, or makes believe that she is determined to keep her ãrose" well out of reach. Very French - if not international.

Sachgebiete: Dekorative Graphik

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Rome. - "Tiburtina die statt" Das sechst alter der werlt. Lag. CXIII (113) Published in: Nuremberg Chronicle ("Weltchronik" (Liber Chronicarum) Author:  Hartmann Schedel. Published: Nuremberg, 1493

Rome. - "Tiburtina die statt" Das sechst alter der werlt. Lag. CXIII (113) Upper left: Portrait of "Secundus philozophus" Most likely holding in his hand the oldest depiction of looking glasses ever in print Type of print: Woodcut Color: Excellent hand coloring Published in: Nuremberg Chronicle ("Weltchronik" (Liber Chronicarum) Author:  Hartmann Schedel. Published: Nuremberg, 1493 Text: German edition. Relating text print below image. Tiburtina is nowadays a city fraction of the City of Rome. The text describes it as being mentioned by Strabo and Virgil, supposedly older than Rome and founded by Greek immigrants to Italy. This print is from the very rare GERMAN EDITION of the Nuremberg Chronicle, which was fist published in LATIN in May 1493 and, with a very small German edition, in December 1493. Since the publishers were located in Nuremberg, Germany, they felt they should also publish this important incunabula work in the German language. But among scholars in all of Europe, the Latin language was the common language for communication, while German had a much smaller radius. That's why the Latin edition was the larger of the two. The philosopher, upper left, is depicted with a pair of looking glasses in his hand. It may be safe to speak of the first ever depicted pair of glasses in print history. Reverse side: 9 portraits of, a medical doctor (holding up and viewing a glass of urine), one philosopher - Justinus, three heretics and three bishops, among them Apollinaris.

Sachgebiete: Geschichte, Graphik, Italien, Optik

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Persian miniature painting in fabulous metallic colorrs, gold-lined and partially guilded. Reverse side: Book text in hand-written black ink with red underlines.

Persian miniature painting. In a Persian harem seven young women, accompanied by an elder chaperone, approach the Persian Shah, who receives them graciously. Persian miniature painting in fabulous metallic colorrs, gold-lined and partially guilded. Reverse side: Book text in hand-written black ink with red underlines. The painting is framed with hand-written text on either side and imbedded into ornamental gulded bordures. Repeatedly we seen the bordure images of peacocks. The peacock was the imperial bird symbol of the Persian Shah, which might be an indication, that the scene is actually happening in the Golestan Palace, the palace of Persian Monarchy in the 19th century. The absolutely royal aura of the chamber we are looking at, seems to emphasize this impression..

Sachgebiete: Altertum, Antike, Handschriften, Religion

750,- EUR
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