High Altar of the Escorial - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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High Altar of the Escorial - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715

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Original line engraving with two views of the tabernacle of the high altar of the monastery of El Escorial: at the left the interior section, at the right the exterior elevation, separated by a graduated scale. The titles are engraved below in French.

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Original line engraving with two views of the tabernacle of the high altar of the monastery of El Escorial: at the left the interior section, at the right the exterior elevation, separated by a graduated scale. The titles are engraved below in French.

From "Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal" by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden, a fundamental work for the pictorial record of the monastery at the beginning of the 18th century.

Medium: Copper engraving
Publisher: Pieter van der Aa, Leiden
Date: 1715
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar
Dimensions: Image 6.3 x 4.9 in (16 x 12.5 cm); sheet 7.4 x 6.1 in (18.7 x 15.6 cm)
Condition: A leaf from the book with the vertical creases of the original folding; toned paper, with small tears and losses at the left and right edges which just touch the outer border, without affecting the two views.

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