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The Vienna original prints of Esaia Reusner "Neue Lauten-Früchte" and "Hundert Geistliche Melodien Evangelischer Lieder" represent a unique and prestigious work of art of baroque lute composition, of 17th century book illustration and book printing.In total, the Vienna two-in-one book includs 54 original copperplate engravings belonging to six different thematic groups. The first four copperplates show all four times of the day based on paintings by the 17th century Dutch artist J.V. Velde. Allegoric pictures of all 12 months of the year based on motives by the French baroque artist G. Perrelle follow. Under the title “Regiunculae Amoenissimae” 12 copper engravings with landscape motives by the 17th Dutch artist Jan van Goyen are presented next. Six illustrations by Perelle entitled “Diverses Paysages” are shown on following pages. Next, 12 “Diverses Veuës et Perspectives nouvelles de Rome, Paris et des autres lieux” are presented based on motifs by the French painter and engraver I. Silvestre. Finally, 8 different “Divers Veuës et Perspectives des Fontaines et Jardins de Fontaine-bel-eau” are included in the Vienna lute book.
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