Pianta della Candia dell'anno 1668
| Reference: | S39857 |
| Author | Valerio SPADA |
| Year: | 1668 |
| Zone: | Creta |
| Printed: | Florence |
| Measures: | 455 x 365 mm |
€2,000.00
| Reference: | S39857 |
| Author | Valerio SPADA |
| Year: | 1668 |
| Zone: | Creta |
| Printed: | Florence |
| Measures: | 455 x 365 mm |
€2,000.00
Description
A high oblique view of the Venetian town and fortress of Candia, showing state of the siege works, with some of the trenches and saps in 1668 during the final phase of the war and the penultimate year of the long Ottoman siege, begun in 1648 and continuing until the city capitulated on 27 September 1669.
Oriented with south to top (cardinal points are incorrect; they show north pointing to the left while the east, which should therefore be pointing to the top, is labelled 'P' for Ponente, so that west and east are reversed).
The work belongs to the large number of so-called "separately published prints" - prints that were used to document and disseminate news, especially of war events - that illustrate the fifth Ottoman-Venetian or Cretan war (1645-69).
The plate is engraved by Valerio Spada but the likely creator is Vincenzo Vangelisti, whose name appears at the top, in the dedication to Antonio Maria Vincenti, ambassador of the Republic of Venice in Florence.
We have found no news about Vangelisti, nor about this very rare work by Valerio Spada, which does not even appear in Massar's literature.
Etching, with wide margins, traces of central fold visible on the verso, otherwise in excellent condition.
Literature
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cfr. Phyllis Deaborn Massar, The Prints of Valerio Spada, in “Print Quarterly” Vol. III, Num. 3 (1986) pp. 217-238 e Vol. IV, Num. 1 (1987), pp. 19-39.
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Valerio SPADA (Colle di Val d'Elsa 1613-1688)
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He was a famous calligrapher, but also a skilled draftsman and engraver on copper and etcher. He established himself as a draftsman and designer of the court, and he produced, among other things, the final scene (The Garden of Venus) of the work of Giambattista Moniglia The Hercules in Thebes, represented at the Pergola in 1661, on the occasion of the wedding of Cosimo III de 'Medici and Marguerite Louise d'Orléans.
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Literature
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cfr. Phyllis Deaborn Massar, The Prints of Valerio Spada, in “Print Quarterly” Vol. III, Num. 3 (1986) pp. 217-238 e Vol. IV, Num. 1 (1987), pp. 19-39.
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Valerio SPADA (Colle di Val d'Elsa 1613-1688)
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He was a famous calligrapher, but also a skilled draftsman and engraver on copper and etcher. He established himself as a draftsman and designer of the court, and he produced, among other things, the final scene (The Garden of Venus) of the work of Giambattista Moniglia The Hercules in Thebes, represented at the Pergola in 1661, on the occasion of the wedding of Cosimo III de 'Medici and Marguerite Louise d'Orléans.
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