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Place d'Espagne à Naples

Print
ca.1636 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bauer, Johann Wilhelm (engraver)
Place of origin
Amsterdam (published)

A black and white engraving depicting an Italian piazza by the sea. To the left of the piazza is a tall column and a number of grand buildings, on the opposite side is a row of Italian Cypress trees. In the centre of the piazza is a fountain containing a statue of a seated male nude. A large ship is coming into dock whilst many others visible on the horizon.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Topography
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Place d'Espagne à Naples (assigned by artist)
  • Spanish Square in Naples (alternative title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
Print by Johann Wilhelm Bauer, 'Place d'Espagne à Naples', 1 from a series of 13 views of Italian sea-ports, villas and gardens, engraving, published in Amsterdam, ca. 1636
Physical description
A black and white engraving depicting an Italian piazza by the sea. To the left of the piazza is a tall column and a number of grand buildings, on the opposite side is a row of Italian Cypress trees. In the centre of the piazza is a fountain containing a statue of a seated male nude. A large ship is coming into dock whilst many others visible on the horizon.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.25in (Note: Average size of the series)
  • Width: 10.25in (Note: Average size of the series)
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Credit line
Given by Mrs. Warren
Subjects depicted
Cypress Trees
Piazza
Sea
Ships
Architecture
Fountains
Place depicted
Naples
Association
Italy
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3430-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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