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Classical Chromolithographs by Wilhelm Johann Karl Zahn, Set of Three

Creator: Wilhelm Johann Karl Zahn
Offered by: Acroterion

Description
A set of three chromolithographs by German architect, painter, art critic, and archeologist Wilhelm Johann Karl Zahn (1800 - 1871) from his monumental work "Ornamente aller klassischen Kunstepochen" (Ornaments of all classical periods in art) published in Berlin by G. Reimer, 1843. Traveling in Italy in the 1820s, Zahn recorded ornamental patterns at Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as the interiors of the 16th-century Palazzo Del Te in Mantua designed by Giuliano Romano. He published "Ornamente", with its copious examples of classical, medieval, and Renaissance ornament, to educate designers in the neoclassical and Renaissance styles. Zahn became professor in 1829 at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin. The plates all depict wall murals and fresco borders discovered at Herculaneum and Pompeii where he superintended excavations. They are numbered 81, 86, and 100, and are beautifully conservation mounted and French matted with hand-painted and marbled borders in parcel-gilt black painted wood frames with foliate motifs. The plates from "Ornamente" were some of the first chromolithographs published.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Germany
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Chromolithography, painted wood, glass
Condition:	Excellent. Minor age toning to the plates; all present beautifully.
Creation Date:	1843
Styles / Movements:	Old Master, Trompe l'oeil, Other
Incollect Reference #:	283304

Dimensions

W.	18.63 in;	H.	23.13 in;	D.	1.07 in;
W.	47.32 cm;	H.	58.75 cm;	D.	2.72 cm;

Message from Seller:

Acroterion, the company, founded in late 2012, is by appointment in the historic Hudson Valley of upstate New York specializing in exceptional fine and decorative art from eastern to western, ancient to current; with a focus on the unique and timeless. The curated inventory is ever-changing and discriminately chosen by the founder and owner Randal Dawkins. Having a passion for fine objects and design from an early age, Mr. Dawkins graduated in 2004 from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London.

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