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View of Venice, 1500, Jacopo de' Barbari; Publisher: Anton Kolb, Italian, (Venice), c. 1460/70before 1516, 52 1/4 x 109 1/4 in. (132.72 x 277.5 cm) (sheet)60 3/8 x 118 1/8 in. (153.35 x 300.04 cm) (outer frame), Woodcut from six blocks on six sheets of paper, Italy, 16th century, Long before the advent of balloons and other aircraft, Jacopo de' Barbari created a bird's-eye view of Venice through the power of his intellect and imagination. The mural-size print was unprecedented in scale when it was published in the year 1500. Every building, canal, and open square is documented here. One imagines Barbari and his assistants climbing up the city's 103 bell towers in order to survey the dense urban landscape. The View of Venice also features the maritime activities that made the city an international center of trade. Mercury, the god of commerce, presides over the city, while watchful Neptune, god of the seas, rides his dolphin through the harbor.

View of Venice, 1500, Jacopo de' Barbari; Publisher: Anton Kolb, Italian, (Venice), c. 1460/70before 1516, 52 1/4 x 109 1/4 in. (132.72 x 277.5 cm) (sheet)60 3/8 x 118 1/8 in. (153.35 x 300.04 cm) (outer frame), Woodcut from six blocks on six sheets of paper, Italy, 16th century, Long before the advent of balloons and other aircraft, Jacopo de' Barbari created a bird's-eye view of Venice through the power of his intellect and imagination. The mural-size print was unprecedented in scale when it was published in the year 1500. Every building, canal, and open square is documented here. One imagines Barbari and his assistants climbing up the city's 103 bell towers in order to survey the dense urban landscape. The View of Venice also features the maritime activities that made the city an international center of trade. Mercury, the god of commerce, presides over the city, while watchful Neptune, god of the seas, rides his dolphin through the harbor.
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View of Venice, 1500, Jacopo de' Barbari; Publisher: Anton Kolb, Italian, (Venice), c. 1460/70before 1516, 52 1/4 x 109 1/4 in. (132.72 x 277.5 cm) (sheet)60 3/8 x 118 1/8 in. (153.35 x 300.04 cm) (outer frame), Woodcut from six blocks on six sheets of paper, Italy, 16th century, Long before the advent of balloons and other aircraft, Jacopo de' Barbari created a bird's-eye view of Venice through the power of his intellect and imagination. The mural-size print was unprecedented in scale when it was published in the year 1500. Every building, canal, and open square is documented here. One imagines Barbari and his assistants climbing up the city's 103 bell towers in order to survey the dense urban landscape. The View of Venice also features the maritime activities that made the city an international center of trade. Mercury, the god of commerce, presides over the city, while watchful Neptune, god of the seas, rides his dolphin through the harbor.
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Tamaño imagen:
8119 x 3939 px | 91.5 MB
Tamaño impresión:
68.7 x 33.4 cm | 27.1 x 13.1 in (300 dpi)
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