Italy

  • A very attractive “vue d’optique” of Holy Trinity Bridge in Florence. taken from Ponte Vecchio. This unusual kind of print was designed to be looked in a peep box which made the prints seem to be in three dimensions. Published in Paris at Daumont in 1780 ca.

    • Author: DAUMONT Jean Francois
    • Year: 1780 ca
    • Dimension: 440 x 280 mm
    • Place of publication: Paris
  • The elegant fold-out brochure titled “XVII Olympic Games in Rome,” commissioned by Banca Nazionale del Lavoro and produced in 1960 by the Sigla lithography studio in Genoa, stands as one of the finest examples of visual communication related to the Olympic Games. The work, designed by Heinrich C. Berann, takes the form of a striking bird’s-eye view map, successfully combining topographical precision with extraordinary pictorial quality. The illustration, starting from a Rome rich in monumental…

    • Author: Heinrich Caesar Berann
    • Dimension: 42 x 50,5 cm
    • Place of publication: Genoa
    • Year: 1960