El Escorial, Court of the Evangelists - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original 1715 engraving of the interior of the great cloister of El Escorial, the Court of the Evangelists, with Juan de Herrera's tempietto at the center, the clipped box gardens and numerous figures enlivening the scene. Below, the engraved title "Le dedans du grand cloitre de l'Escurial".
Original 1715 engraving of the interior of the great cloister of El Escorial, the Court of the Evangelists, with Juan de Herrera's tempietto at the center, the clipped box gardens and numerous figures enlivening the scene. Below, the engraved title "Le dedans du grand cloitre de l'Escurial".
From "Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal", published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden in 1715, the most profusely illustrated work on the Iberian Peninsula published in the early eighteenth century, whose text is credited to Juan Alvarez de Colmenar.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Date: 1715
Source: Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.1 in (12.5 x 15.5 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.7 in (15.5 x 17.1 cm)
Condition: Good, with light toning of the paper and wide, clean margins
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Original 1715 engraving of the interior of the great cloister of El Escorial, the Court of the Evangelists, with Juan de Herrera's tempietto at the center, the clipped box gardens and numerous figures enlivening the scene. Below, the engraved title "Le dedans du grand cloitre de l'Escurial".