Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg
Verona, 1581
14 x 19 in
36 x 48 cm
36 x 48 cm
IT3415
Verona Two maps on one sheet illustrating Verona, one of the great cities of the Renaissance. In 1581, this plan first appeared in Volume III of the atlas, 'Civitates...
Verona
Two maps on one sheet illustrating Verona, one of the great cities of the Renaissance.
In 1581, this plan first appeared in Volume III of the atlas, "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" the first cartographic work focusing on city plans. It was produced between 1572-1618 over six volumes under the supervision of the publisher Georg Braun in Frankfurt. The principal engraver was Frans Hogenberg, hence the work is generally attributed as being by Braun and Hogenberg although many other individuals also worked on the project over the decades.
The plan and panorama of Verona is unattributed although many of the Italian views were based on the work of Georg Hoefnagel, one of the principal artists working on the atlas. The image is very typical of the work, with two figures in the foreground on the left and a large vignette on the lower right illustrating the Verona Amphitheatre, still in use to this day as the venue for the Verona Opera Festival. Both the vignettes and the cartouches emphasize the antiquity of the city, with references to its classical buildings and past.
This example is in beautiful old colour and bears Latin text on verso (image available on request).
[IT3415]
Two maps on one sheet illustrating Verona, one of the great cities of the Renaissance.
In 1581, this plan first appeared in Volume III of the atlas, "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" the first cartographic work focusing on city plans. It was produced between 1572-1618 over six volumes under the supervision of the publisher Georg Braun in Frankfurt. The principal engraver was Frans Hogenberg, hence the work is generally attributed as being by Braun and Hogenberg although many other individuals also worked on the project over the decades.
The plan and panorama of Verona is unattributed although many of the Italian views were based on the work of Georg Hoefnagel, one of the principal artists working on the atlas. The image is very typical of the work, with two figures in the foreground on the left and a large vignette on the lower right illustrating the Verona Amphitheatre, still in use to this day as the venue for the Verona Opera Festival. Both the vignettes and the cartouches emphasize the antiquity of the city, with references to its classical buildings and past.
This example is in beautiful old colour and bears Latin text on verso (image available on request).
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