Lot N. 105
Palma obtinet palmam
18th century
etching on copper, with passe-partout
matrix 32.3x20.8 cm, passe-partout 49x38 cm
I.G. Pintz sculps.
From Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Physica Sacra, 1731-1735 (plate DXXV).
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