Lot n° 306

ITALIAN THEATER OF PAPER. XVIIIth century.

Estimation : Start Price 600 € /
Description
Paper theater mounted on the eighteenth century structure. It consists of 5 plates of mm. 150x190 each, engraved on copper, in contemporary coloring, perforated by hand.

BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN PAPAER THEATER in the eighteenth century.
Five beautiful theatrical scenes make up a gallant scene within a garden with a colonnade. The paper theaters or dioramas offered to the viewer an image perspective very striking, made even more spectacular by the coloration and the use of candles as light sources in a fifth set and the other.
Born in Germany in 1700, thanks to artists such as engravers Martin Engelbrecht, spread quickly in Italy and Europe, entering the lounges of the rich bourgeoisie and the nobility.

Good state of preservation. Slight sign of damages on the margins
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