Italy - Piedmont / Turin; Gabriel Bodenehr il Vecchio (1664–1758). - Das durch Göttlichen Beystand Glücklich Entsetzte TURIN, A. 1706. d. 7. Sept. / Cittadelle (Pianta - 1721-1750

Fascinating 18th-century military plan dedicated to the famous battle and liberation of Turin on 7 September 1706. On the right stands the majestic five-pointed star fortification of the Citadel (Citadella di Torino) adjacent to a portion of the fortified urban fabric, while on the left the intricate network of trenches, approach galleries and artillery batteries of the Franco-Spanish besiegers extends up to the course of the Dora Fl. (Dora Riparia River). In the upper left, a rich allegorical cartouche — supported by a trumpet-blowing angel, cherubs and trophies of arms and banners — bears the commemorative title in German devoted to the city’s liberation (Das durch Göttlichen Beystand Glücklich Entsetzte TURIN...). To the left and right sides, inside the plate’s edge, two wide columns of historic-military text are incised in German recounting the salient phases of the siege and the final clash led by Prince Eugene of Savoy and the Duke Victor Amadeus II.

Stato di conservazione

• Incisione e Coloritura. Ottima impressione, nitida e ricca di dettagli topografici e militari, valorizzata da una gradevole coloritura ad acquerello a mano che distingue i bastioni della Cittadella, i tetti degli edifici, i corsi d'acqua e i drappeggi del cartiglio.