Montserrat Monastery and Mountain - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original copper engraving of 1715 with the view of the mountain, monastery and church of Montserrat in Catalonia: the rock pinnacles dotted with hermitages, the walled monastic enclosure and, at the right, the apparition of the Virgin among clouds. Below, the title in French and the numbered key to the five places marked, among them the spot where the image was found.
Original copper engraving of 1715 with the view of the mountain, monastery and church of Montserrat in Catalonia: the rock pinnacles dotted with hermitages, the walled monastic enclosure and, at the right, the apparition of the Virgin among clouds. Below, the title in French and the numbered key to the five places marked, among them the spot where the image was found.
From Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1715 under the name of Juan Alvarez de Colmenar; it is the most fully illustrated work on Spain to appear in the early 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / engraver: Workshop of Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733)
Date: 1715
Source: Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.2 in (12.5 x 15.8 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.2 in (16.4 x 18.2 cm)
Condition: Good. Laid paper with light toning and a few small foxing spots at the edges; no tears and no significant creasing.
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Original copper engraving of 1715 with the view of the mountain, monastery and church of Montserrat in Catalonia: the rock pinnacles dotted with hermitages, the walled monastic enclosure and, at the right, the apparition of the Virgin among clouds. Below, the title in French and the numbered key to the five places marked, among them the spot where the image was found.