Templum S. Petri Versus Domum Custodiarum ViennaeLa Yglesia de S. Pedro hazia la Guarda de Vienna.
[Raimondini. n.d., c.1760.]
Coloured engraving, 315 x 425mm. 12½ x 16¾". Stains top and bottom; trimmed at bottom.
A view d'optique of Peterskirche (St. Peter's Church) in Vienna. Vues d’optique are hand-colored etchings and engravings intended to be viewed through a convex lens. The devices, known variously as zograscopes, optiques, optical machines and peepshows, were an optical entertainment of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Vues d’optiques were rendered in high-key color and dramatic linear perspective, which enhanced the illusion of three-dimensionality when viewed through the lens.
[Ref: 9117] £240.00
Coloured engraving, 315 x 425mm. 12½ x 16¾". Stains top and bottom; trimmed at bottom.
A view d'optique of Peterskirche (St. Peter's Church) in Vienna. Vues d’optique are hand-colored etchings and engravings intended to be viewed through a convex lens. The devices, known variously as zograscopes, optiques, optical machines and peepshows, were an optical entertainment of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Vues d’optiques were rendered in high-key color and dramatic linear perspective, which enhanced the illusion of three-dimensionality when viewed through the lens.
[Ref: 9117] £240.00