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Ancient perspective view of Florence, 1646, coloured

SKU:  195197

Ancient perspective view of Florence, 1646, coloured

€90,48 EUR
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Jean Boisseau’s Florence la Belle Ville, Capitale de l’Estat de Grand Duc de Toscane (1646) is a finely engraved 17th-century panoramic city view celebrating Florence, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, at the height of Medici power. Issued in Paris, the print reflects the French tradition of elegant urban portraiture while drawing on Italian topographical sources and Renaissance city-view conventions.

The city is presented from an elevated vantage point, offering a comprehensive view of Florence set within the broad basin of the Arno Valley. The river Arno runs prominently through the composition, crossed by its famous bridges, including the Ponte Vecchio, whose dense line of shops is clearly articulated. The urban fabric is rendered with remarkable clarity, showing the dense network of streets, palaces, convents, and churches that defined Florence’s civic and cultural identity.

Dominating the skyline is Santa Maria del Fiore, with Brunelleschi’s monumental dome rising above the city as its unmistakable focal point. Other key landmarks—such as Palazzo Vecchio, Santa Croce, Santa Maria Novella, and the Medici residences—are carefully delineated, emphasizing Florence’s role as a political, artistic, and religious center. The surrounding hills, villas, and fortified walls situate the city within its controlled Tuscan landscape.

Boisseau enriches the view with decorative elements typical of mid-17th-century French engraving, including an ornate title cartouche and animated foreground details with figures and activity along the riverbanks. The composition balances topographical accuracy with pictorial elegance, intended both as a documentary record and as a celebratory image for collectors.

Materials

Cotton canvas, matte photo paper, fine art paper, pigmented inks.

  • The canvas it's 99 % cotton, 450 gr/sqm;
  • The matte photo paper it's acid-free (archival paper), 190 gr/sqm;
  • The fine art photo paper it's satinated (semi-glossy), 140 gr/sqm.

Shipping & Returns

Dispatching time: 1-2 days.

* Standard shipping fee: The orders will be sent by priority registered mail, usually via client National Post (USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, LaPoste, Deutsche Post, PostNL, etc). The delivery times are not guaranteed, sometimes it will take longer and these are beyond our control. Tracking number will be provided. Clients from US and Canada cannot track the parcels as the tracking numbers are not rolled in USPS and Canada Post systems.

* UPS standard: The orders will be sent with UPS expedited option. The delivery time it's between 5-11 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

* UPS express: The orders will be sent with UPS express saver. The delivery time it's between 4-7 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

Framing tips

Both type of materials, paper and canvas prints come rolled and will be need to be taken to your local framers.

The image it's printed with a border of 0.6 " (1.5 cm), for framing purposes only.

If you have already a frame, be sure you send us the exact size of the print that will fit inside the frame. We're printing on vectorial plotters so the size could slightly be more or less with 0.4" (1 cm).

If you plan to have the canvas print stretched on wooden frame, you'll need additional border, so please let us know after placing the order.

The images above was cropped from the image at the biggest size available (keeping the best quality and aspect /ratio), so, for good details please choose biggest dimensions that will suit your preferences / space.

Care Instructions

The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.

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