Villa Pontificis Urbani Octavi, iuxta Fan. Gandolphi ad Albanum Lacum

Reference: CO-847
Author Pieter SCHENK
Year: 1705
Zone: Castel Gandolfo
Printed: Amsterdam
Measures: 200 x 165 mm
€150.00

Reference: CO-847
Author Pieter SCHENK
Year: 1705
Zone: Castel Gandolfo
Printed: Amsterdam
Measures: 200 x 165 mm
€150.00

Description

Veduta di Villa Barberini a Castel Gandolfo tratta dal Roma aeterna, sive ipsius aedificiorium ad Romanorum integrorum collapsorumque, conspectus duplex, stampata ad Amsterdam nel 1705.

Si tratta di una rara raccolta di cento tavole incise a piena pagina e numerate, con dedica ad Ulrico Antonio e didascalie in latino e olandese. Opera del celebre incisore, editore e cartografo olandese Peter Schenk, nominato da Augusto II re di Polonia incisore del re. Le tavole illustrano con dovizia di particolari vedute, edifici e bellezze della Roma antica e moderna e delle sue adiacenze.

Acquaforte, impressa su carta vergata coeva, in ottimo stato di conservazione.

Bibliografia

Rossetti 9219.

Pieter SCHENK (1660 - 1718 ca.)

Petrus Schenck, or Pieter, or Peter Schenk the Elder (baptized: 26 December 1660 – between 12 August and 17 November 1711 in Leipzig) was a German engraver and cartographer active in Amsterdam and Leipzig. The engraver and map publisher Peter Schenk was born in 1660 in Elberfeld. He moved to Amsterdam in 1675 and became a student of Gerard Valck specializing in mezzotint. Valck was married to Maria Bloteling, the sister of the Amsterdam engraver Abraham Bloteling. In 1687 Schenk married Gerard's sister Agatha Valck. In 1694, together with Valck, he bought some of the copperplates of the artdealer and cartographer Johannes Janssonius. Along with Valck and Bloteling, he produced prints for the London market, though it is not known if he ever went there with them. Until 1700 he lived in the Jordaan, then he moved to Dam Square or to Leipzig, where he opened a shop, selling maps and art. He was a regular visitor to the trade fair Leipziger Messe in Leipzig, where he died. He had three sons who became engravers. His eldest son Peter Schenk the Younger was also a noted cartographer and art dealer who continued his father's shop in Leipzig. His sons Jan and Leonard stayed in Amsterdam and probably continued their father's workshop. His daughter Maria married Leonard Valck, the son of Gerard, who continued Gerard's workshop.

Pieter SCHENK (1660 - 1718 ca.)

Petrus Schenck, or Pieter, or Peter Schenk the Elder (baptized: 26 December 1660 – between 12 August and 17 November 1711 in Leipzig) was a German engraver and cartographer active in Amsterdam and Leipzig. The engraver and map publisher Peter Schenk was born in 1660 in Elberfeld. He moved to Amsterdam in 1675 and became a student of Gerard Valck specializing in mezzotint. Valck was married to Maria Bloteling, the sister of the Amsterdam engraver Abraham Bloteling. In 1687 Schenk married Gerard's sister Agatha Valck. In 1694, together with Valck, he bought some of the copperplates of the artdealer and cartographer Johannes Janssonius. Along with Valck and Bloteling, he produced prints for the London market, though it is not known if he ever went there with them. Until 1700 he lived in the Jordaan, then he moved to Dam Square or to Leipzig, where he opened a shop, selling maps and art. He was a regular visitor to the trade fair Leipziger Messe in Leipzig, where he died. He had three sons who became engravers. His eldest son Peter Schenk the Younger was also a noted cartographer and art dealer who continued his father's shop in Leipzig. His sons Jan and Leonard stayed in Amsterdam and probably continued their father's workshop. His daughter Maria married Leonard Valck, the son of Gerard, who continued Gerard's workshop.