Orvieto & Loreto, Italy: Braun & Hogenberg 1572
- Author: Braun & Hogenberg
- Date: 1572
- Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving
- Condition: Good
- Inches: 19 1/4 x 13 5/8
- Centimeters: 49.36 x 34.94
- Product ID: 002884
This beautifully-illustrated Braun & Hogenberg work from 1572 depicts both Orvieto, a central-Italian city located atop a steep rock formation, as well as Loreto, a coastal town just a few miles away. In the image's top register, two noble people overlook Orvieto's iconic towers from a distance. Meanwhile, the lower register depicts Loreto as more of a working-class city due to its farmers laboring in the fields and the many ships sailing into its harbor.
- Author: Braun & Hogenberg
- Date: 1572
- Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving
- Condition: Good
- Inches: 19 1/4 x 13 5/8
- Centimeters: 49.36 x 34.94
- Product ID: 002884
This beautifully-illustrated Braun & Hogenberg work from 1572 depicts both Orvieto, a central-Italian city located atop a steep rock formation, as well as Loreto, a coastal town just a few miles away. In the image's top register, two noble people overlook Orvieto's iconic towers from a distance. Meanwhile, the lower register depicts Loreto as more of a working-class city due to its farmers laboring in the fields and the many ships sailing into its harbor.
Description
- Author: Braun & Hogenberg
- Date: 1572
- Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving
- Condition: Good
- Inches: 19 1/4 x 13 5/8
- Centimeters: 49.36 x 34.94
- Product ID: 002884
This beautifully-illustrated Braun & Hogenberg work from 1572 depicts both Orvieto, a central-Italian city located atop a steep rock formation, as well as Loreto, a coastal town just a few miles away. In the image's top register, two noble people overlook Orvieto's iconic towers from a distance. Meanwhile, the lower register depicts Loreto as more of a working-class city due to its farmers laboring in the fields and the many ships sailing into its harbor.
