Perspective.- Heineken (Paul) Lucidum Prospectivae Speculum, das ist ein heller Spiegel der Perspective, FIRST EDITION, engraved architectural title by G.D. Nessenthaler after Heineken, 95 plates, some folding, depicting painted trompe-l'oeil ceilings, staircases, church interiors and palaces, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, title browned, light occasional spotting, ownership note of Friedrich Leopold Gagg v. Lewenberg on title, armorial bookplate pasted on title verso, contemporary calf, [De Vitry, 445; Vagnetti, E IV b 19; Kat. Orn. Berl. 4730; Thieme-B. XVI, 292], folio, Heirs of Jeremiah Wolff, Augsburg, 1727. *** One of the most beautiful monumental treatises written in the 18th century. Heineken focuses much on light and shade, with certain figures in plates holding candles to demonstrate this. The 1st section concerns the use of perspective in solid shapes followed by the 2nd section dealing with columns, doorways, stairs; building interiors and facades, city gates, church interiors including, confessionals, pulpits, altars and tombs. The end of the work contains a series of 18 spectacular plates for painting trompe-l'oeil ceiling decorations all exhibiting onlookers peering over balustrades. Paul Heineken (1680-1746) was a painter, architect, and coffeeshop owner.
Perspective.- Heineken (Paul) Lucidum Prospectivae Speculum, das ist ein heller Spiegel der Perspective, FIRST EDITION, engraved architectural title by G.D. Nessenthaler after Heineken, 95 plates, some folding, depicting painted trompe-l'oeil ceilings, staircases, church interiors and palaces, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, title browned, light occasional spotting, ownership note of Friedrich Leopold Gagg v. Lewenberg on title, armorial bookplate pasted on title verso, contemporary calf, [De Vitry, 445; Vagnetti, E IV b 19; Kat. Orn. Berl. 4730; Thieme-B. XVI, 292], folio, Heirs of Jeremiah Wolff, Augsburg, 1727. *** One of the most beautiful monumental treatises written in the 18th century. Heineken focuses much on light and shade, with certain figures in plates holding candles to demonstrate this. The 1st section concerns the use of perspective in solid shapes followed by the 2nd section dealing with columns, doorways, stairs; building interiors and facades, city gates, church interiors including, confessionals, pulpits, altars and tombs. The end of the work contains a series of 18 spectacular plates for painting trompe-l'oeil ceiling decorations all exhibiting onlookers peering over balustrades. Paul Heineken (1680-1746) was a painter, architect, and coffeeshop owner.
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