Vue Perspective de la Ville de Florece prise du Couvent des Capucins.

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Article ID EUI3169

Title

Vue Perspective de la Ville de Florece prise du Couvent des Capucins.

Description

View shows the Tuscan city of Florence in Italy.

Year

ca. 1750

Artist

Daumont (1740-1775)

Jean François Daumont (1740 - 1775) was a french publisher and printer of vues d'optique, wallpaper, popular prints, and playing-cards.

Historical Description

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany, at the river Arno. Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages. A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city was the capital of the recently established.

Place of Publication Paris
Dimensions (cm)26 x 40 cm
ConditionTear on lower part perfectly restored
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueCopper print

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