Colored etching. Made by Pierre Mortier (1661-1711) in Amsterdam and it was taken from the "Nouveau Theatre de l'Italie" pubblished in Amsterdam in 1704-1705 and then again in 1724 as an integration of Johannes Blaeu's project. Mortier's piece is made of 4 volumes and includes Blaeu's plates that had beed restored and partially modified and integrated with the addiction of severals new maps of the Tuscan city and of the North pf Italy that were missing in Blaeu's ones. It os in good conditions and displayed in frame.
Product Condition: Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Product with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lawful Origin.
Frame Size (cm): Height: 59 Width: 68 Depth: 2,5
Artwork dimensions (cm): Height: 48 Width: 55
Additional Information
Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800
18th Century / 1701 - 1800
Subject: Maps
Artistic technique: Printing
La stampa è un processo per la produzione di testi e immagini, tipicamente mediante l'impiego dell'inchiostro su carta e di una pressa da stampa. Spesso viene svolto come processo industriale su larga scala ed è una parte essenziale dell'editoria.
Etching (in Latin as aqua fortis) was once used to describe the nitric acid, also called stain. Today it refers to a type of printing and the way to produce it. The etching technique was known since ancient times and was used for engraving decorations on weapons. Some of the first to use it for fine art prints have been Albrecht Dürer in Germany and Parmigianino in Italy.