c1760 "Veduta della Chiesa del SS.mo Rosario - Ansicht der Kirche von heiligen Rosenkranz - Vue de L'Eglise du St. Rosaire"

A fine original antique optical print (vue d'optique) depicts the Church of Santa Maria del Rosario (commonly known as the Chiesa dei Gesuati) in Venice, designed by the architect Giorgio Massari. The engraving was created by Joseph Wagner after a design or painting by Canaletto and published in Augsburg by Jos Carmine  Condition is excellent. Overall size approx 41 x 30.5cm

Optical prints (vues d'optique) were hand-colored copperplate engravings specifically designed to be viewed through a zograscope or optical device to create an exaggerated sense of three-dimensional depth