Vüe de la Porte du Pó / Veduta della Porta del Pó
| Reference: | S35728.1 |
| Author | G. B. CHAIS |
| Year: | 1737 ca. |
| Zone: | Turin |
| Printed: | Turin |
| Measures: | 390 x 237 mm |
€750.00
| Reference: | S35728.1 |
| Author | G. B. CHAIS |
| Year: | 1737 ca. |
| Zone: | Turin |
| Printed: | Turin |
| Measures: | 390 x 237 mm |
€750.00
Description
Plate from the famous series La Sontuosa illuminazione della città di Torino per l'Augusto Sposalizio delle reali maestà di Carlo Emmanuele Re di Sardegna e di Elisabetta Teresa Principessa primogenita di Lorena. (Turin: Chais, 1737).
A description of the festivities surrounding the marriage of Charles Emmanuel III (1701-1773), Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia, to Elizabeth Thérèse (1711-1741) of Lorraine in Turin on 21 April 1737. The decorations were designed by Vittone, Masson, Agliaudi, Daudet, Belmondo, de Prenner, Herriset and include numerous illuminations, as well as a large fireworks display over an allegorical grotto richly decorated with statuary, the arms of the bride and groom, and an elaborate central fountain.
Copperplate, with full margins, perfect condition.
Literature
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Cfr. Peyrot, Torino nei secoli, n. 151/5, Ruggieri 848, Lipperheide S144, Berlin Cat. 3072. 1
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G. B. CHAIS
Literature
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Cfr. Peyrot, Torino nei secoli, n. 151/5, Ruggieri 848, Lipperheide S144, Berlin Cat. 3072. 1
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G. B. CHAIS