Stampa botanica dalla monumentale opera di Johann Wilhelm Weinmann Phytanthoza Iconographia, sive conspectus aliquot millium, tam indigenarum quam exoticarum, ex quatuor mundi partibus... plantarum, arborum, fruticum, florum, fructuum, fungorum, &c . pubblicata a Regensburg tra il 1734 e il 1745. Mezzotinto con bella coloratura coeva, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Johann Wilhelm Weinmann era un influente speziale, farmacista e botanico di Ratisbona (Regensburg), in Germania. Il suo background è evidente nella composizione e nello stile degli studi botanici in quest'opera, che sono allo stesso tempo scientifici o erboristici e meravigliosamente decorativi. Ha usato la tecnica del mezzatinto per ottenere sottili variazioni tonali di foglie e petali di fiori. Molte delle superbe tavole di questo importante florilegio sono incise su disegni dell'eminente artista botanico Georg Dionysus Ehret, l'influenza dominante nell'arte botanica durante il XVIII secolo. Ehret nacque a Heidelberg, in Germania, e si formò come giardiniere. Divenne il protégé del Margravio di Baden-Durlach, che lo assunse per progettare i giardini della città e del palazzo a Karlsruhe e fare dipinti dei suoi fiori. Dopo aver lasciato l'impiego del Margravio, si trasferì a Ratisbona, dove incontrò Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, e fu ingaggiato per produrre i disegni che per la Phythanoza Iconographia. Bibliografia Pritzel, Georg August. Thesaurus Literaturae Botanicae Omnium Gentium. Milan: 1950; Blunt, Wilfred, rev. by Stearn, William T. The Art of Botanical Illustration. Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: Antique Collectors Club, 1994. pp. 25, 154-55, 159-166, 181; Dunthorne, Gordon. Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries. Their History, Makers and Uses, with a Catalogue Raisonne of the Works in Which They are Found. Washington, D.C.: Published by the Author, 1938. Botanical print from Johann Wilhelm Weinmann’s monumental work Phytanthoza Iconographia, sive conspectus aliquot millium, tam indigenarum quam exoticarum, ex quatuor mundi partibus… plantarum, arborum, fruticum, florum, fructuum, fungorum, &c . published in Regensburg 1734-1745. Mezzotint with fine original colouring, good condition. Johann Wilhelm Weinmann was an influential apothecary, pharmacist and botanist in Regensburg, Germany. His background is evident in the composition and style of the botanical studies in this work, which are at once scientific or herbal and beautifully decorative as well. He used mezzotint to achieve subtle tonal variations of leaves and flower petals. Many of the superb plates of this important florilegium are engraved after drawings by the eminent botanical artist Georg Dionysus Ehret, the dominant influence in botanical art during the 18th century. Ehret was born in Heidelberg, Germany, and trained as a gardener. He became the protégé of the Margrave of Baden-Durlach, who hired him to design town and palace gardens at Karlsruhe and make paintings of his flowers. After leaving the Margrave’s employ, relocated in Regensburg, where he met Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, and was engaged to produced drawings for Phythanoza Iconographia. References: Pritzel, Georg August. Thesaurus Literaturae Botanicae Omnium Gentium. Milan: 1950; Blunt, Wilfred, rev. by Stearn, William T. The Art of Botanical Illustration. Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: Antique Collectors Club, 1994. pp. 25, 154-55, 159-166, 181; Dunthorne, Gordon. Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries. Their History, Makers and Uses, with a Catalogue Raisonne of the Works in Which They are Found. Washington, D.C.: Published by the Author, 1938.
