Antique Print from Europe Illustrated
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| Type of print: |
Steel
engraving - Original vintage antique print |
| Year of printing: |
ca1860 |
| Artist - Engraver
- Publisher: |
n/a - n/a - The London Printing and
Publishing Company Limited.
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| Condition: |
Excellent - Very good - Good - Fair. Light overall age toning of paper.
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Overall
dimensions of print:
Dimensions of image:
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Including
blank margins (not shown below): 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches.
(shown below): 5 x 7 1/4 NOTE: 1 inch = 2,54 cm.
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| Type of paper: |
Thick - Heavier, wove - Medium heavy - Slightly heavier - Thin. |
| Reverse side: |
Blank - With text or pictures. |
| Notes: |
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Description
of the subjects depicted in the print:
From the original
description:
The city of Modena is very pleasantly situated in a low
but fertile plain between the Seech ia and Panaro, and on the banks of
a canal which connects it with these rivers. It is surrounded by walls,
of no great strength indeed, but their ramparts afford a fine promenade,
and present splendid views of the Apennines and the surrounding country.
The citadel with its esplanade occupies nearly a third of the whole town,
which is in general built with great regularity, with clean and spacious
streets, lined frequently with rows of elegant arcades. Among the public
buildings may be mentioned first the Duomo or Cathedral, a fine Romanesque
structure, adorned in front with many curious sculptures, and having a
lofty bell-tower, in which is preserved the famous wooden bucket, now sadly
worm-eaten, that was taken by the Modenese from the Bolognese in the affray
of Rapolino, on 15th November, 1325, and forms the subject of Tassoni's
serio-comic poem, La Secchia r ¡pita (The Rape of the Bucket). It
is seen towards the left centre of our view. The church of S. Agostino,
recently restored, is also a fine edifice, and contains in a side-chapel
the remarkable group by Begarelli, in terra cotta, of the Taking Down from
the Cross, which called forth the enthusiastic admiration of Michael Angelo.
The ducal palace, a splendid building, originally commenced in the seventeenth
century, and greatly enlarged by the father of the present ex-duke, is
represented in the centre of the view, towards the right It contains a
large and good collection of paintings, though many which formerly adorned
it have been transferred by purchase to the Dresden Gallery. It possesses
also a library, the Biblioteca Estense, rich in valuable manuscripts, and
distinguished by ranking among its curators of former times the celebrated
names of Zacear a, Tiraboschi, and Muratori. There are no other
buildings of great importance. With the exception of some woollen and silk
manufactures, the trade and commerce of Modena is very inconsiderable,
the inhabitants depending chiefly for their support on agriculture, and,
previous to the late revolution, in supplying the demands occasioned by
the presence of a court The poets Molsa and Tassoni, the archaeologist
Muratori, and the anatomist Fallopius, were natives of this city. The population
is little upwards of 30,000.
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