Lot N. 12
Johann August Corvinus (1683 - 1738)
Genesis Chapter I v. 21: Opus Quintae Diei (18th century)
two copper engravings, colored, with passe-partout, traces of foxing
matrix 31-19.7 cm, passe-partout 48x37 cm
From Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Physica Sacra, 1731-1735 (plates XVII and XVIII).
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, known for his interpretation of fossils, which he considered vestiges of the Great Flood; theory described in his work Physica Sacra, using references to the Bible, illustrated by magnificent tables by famous artists of the time including Corvinus