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Auction 94, Lot 320

"Fondi", Braun & Hogenberg

Subject: Italy

Period: 1578 (dated)

Publication: Civitatis Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18 x 13.6 inches
45.7 x 34.5 cm
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Exquisite panoramic view of the medieval city of Fondi with its castle walls. The city is shown nestled into the verdant countryside against a backdrop of mountains. Many travelers are shown on the road entering the city and in the foreground are four figures.

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Condition: A

Superb original color. One spot of candle wax in the mountains, but the overall quality of the paper and coloring minimizes this small flaw.

Estimate: $475 - $550

Sold for: $350

Closed on 3/7/2001

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