Légende
View of Nancy, Diverses vues d'endroits remarquables d'Italie et de France, Views of remarkable places in Italy and France, print, Two floating putti holding up a cloth together. In the background a view of the city of Nancy. Text in the lower margin in French., printmaker: Stefano della Bella, France, printmaker: Israël Silvestre, publisher: Israël Henriet, Paris, grantor of privilege: French Crown, 1620 - 1664, paper, etching, height 128 mm x width 242 mm, A wide horizontal engraving showing a fortified cityscape along the middle of the image with walls, towers, spires, and clustered buildings, set against low rolling hills in the background and open plains in the foreground. Above the city two winged cherubs face each other while holding a large draped cloth between them that curves and folds with visible fringe along its lower edge. In the foreground small groups of tiny figures and animals are scattered across the plain, with a few riders on horseback and a couple of people standing or walking. The overall image is monochrome with fine line work and shading creating texture on the fabric, figures, architecture, and landscape.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26B36_287
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
52.0Mo (6.6Mo) / 49.4cm x 26.4cm / 5832 x 3115 (300dpi)