Vincenzo Maria Coronelli was an Italian Franciscan, cartographer and encyclopedist. In 1663, very young, he entered the Franciscan order of the Friars Minor Conventual, becoming a novice in 1665 and 1701, he became Minister General. In 1671, Coronelli entered the Convent of Santa Maria Gloriosa Dei Frari in Venice and 1672 in the order of the Collegio San Bonaventura in Grottaferrata. Later he also specialized in astronomy and Euclidean mathematics. From 1678, Coronelli began to work in geography and was commissioned to build globes that represented the Earth and the celestial bodies for the Duke of Parma Ranuccio II Farnese. In 1681, Coronelli moved to Paris, where he would remain two years, here the fame of Coronelli as master in the production of Globes became famous throughout Europe, so much so that Cardinal d'Estrées, a French ambassador of Louis XIV in Rome, he ordered two globes to be assigned to Louis XIV, to embellish the Royal Library of the Palace of Versailles. Returning to Venice in 1684, Coronelli was appointed cosmographer at the University of the Most Serene Republic of Venice and founded the Academy of the Argonauts, the first geographical society in the world.
Genova Olim Ligusticum - Etching by V. Coronelli - 1684 ca.
By Vincenzo Maria Coronelli
Located in Roma, IT
Genova olim Ligusticum is a charming antique map etched on paper, representing the "Genovesato Parte Orientale" or the Genoa area and devoted to the prince and cardinal Carpegna, rea...
Etching
$1,100
H 17.75 in W 16 in
The glass mountain shattered David Hockney Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This etching from David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio depicts the somewhat obscure story Old Rinkrank, which Hockney chose to illustrate beca...
Etching, Aquatint
$3,900Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 35 in D 1 in
Ancient Roman Temple Architecture: An 18th Century Framed Etching by Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta del Tempio detto della Tosse su la Via Tiburtina, un miglio vicino a Tivoli" (View of the so-called Tem...
Etching
$4,700Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.88 in W 37.25 in D 1.25 in
Hadrian's Mausoleum, Castel S. Angelo: A Framed 18th Century Etching by Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta del Mausoleo d'Elio Adriana ora chiamato Castello S. Angelo nella parte opposta alla Facciata de...
Etching
$850
H 17.75 in W 16 in
The Enchantress in her Garden David Hockney Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
From David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio, an image from the story of Rapunzel. Hockney stated: “The old woman who wants the child. In one tr...
Etching, Aquatint
$3,180Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.25 in W 40 in D 1 in
Ancient Roman Architecture: Framed Original 18th C. Etching by G. Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
"A sua Eccellenza il Signor Henry Hope Cav. Scozzese Amatore delle Belle Arti from "Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, Ed Ornamenti Antichi", (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ancient ornaments) is an etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published in 1778. It depicts stone caryatids...
Etching
$900
H 17.75 in W 16 in
The Enchantress with the Baby Rapunzel by David Hockney Brothers Grimm Tales
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
From David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio, an image from the story of Rapunzel. The Enchantress with the baby Rapunzel references a Heironymus...
Etching, Aquatint
$3,100Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.38 in W 31.75 in D 0.75 in
Ancient Roman Architecture: Original Framed 18th C. Etching by G. Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
"Veduta del Sepolcro della Famiglia Plauzia per la Strada Che Conduce da Roma a Tivoli vicino a Ponte Lugano" from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities), one of the most famous works by Piranesi. "Antichita" illustrates the tombs along the Appian Way...
Etching, Engraving, Drypoint
Saul Raskin, The Cry of Union Square, about 1935
By Saul Raskin
Located in New York, NY
Saul Raskin's Cry of Union Square, has all my favorite things: a view of Union Square with S. Klein's department store on the right and a Chop Suey restaurant on the left. There's a ...
Etching
$2,800
H 17.75 in W 16 in
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair David Hockney Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
From David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio, an image from the story of Rapunzel, which he chose for its popularity. When illustrating the princ...
Etching, Aquatint
$2,514
H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.4 in
Salvador Dali - Les Songes Drolatiques - Handsigned Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Hand-Signed Lithograph by Salvador Dali Japan Paper Title: Pantagruel's Dreams Signed in Pencil by Salvador Dali Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm Edition: EA 1973 References : Field 73-7 (p. 1...
Etching
$2,747
H 12.88 in W 20.04 in
Maurice de Vlaminck - Original Handsigned Etching
By Maurice de Vlaminck
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Maurice de Vlaminck - Original Handsigned Etching Title: L'Oise à Cergy Reference: Catalogue raisonné Walterskirchen, n°110. Original etching, hand-signed in pencil by the artist ; ...
Etching
$1,420Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 31 in D 1.5 in
Ruins of the Roman Baths of Belisarius: A 19th C. Etching by Luigi Rossini
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century etching entitled "Veduta degl' Avanzi delle Torri di Belisario Dalla parte che guarda l' Interno della Città, vicino a Porta S. Giovanni, A. Mura Aureliane" (...
Etching