{"product_id":"interior-of-the-certosa-di-pavia-basset","title":"Interior of the Certosa di Pavia — Basset","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hand-coloured optical print transporting the viewer into the soaring nave of the Certosa di Pavia, one of Italy's grandest monasteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal title \u003cem\u003eVue perspective du dedans de l'Eglise des Chartreux de Pavie en Italie\u003c\/em\u003e; published by Basset, Paris, c. 1770.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVues d'optique were among the most popular printed entertainments of the eighteenth century, designed to be viewed through a \u003cem\u003ezograscope\u003c\/em\u003e or peep-show box that lent the scene a vivid sense of three-dimensional depth. Their deep, exaggerated perspective made church interiors especially compelling, carrying armchair travellers inside celebrated monuments such as the Certosa di Pavia — the great Carthusian charterhouse begun in 1396 — that most would never see in person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-coloured copperplate engraving; sheet approximately 36.5 × 52.0 cm; in very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51884983648542,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/Optique_Vue_-_028_thumb_65278580-044b-451c-985e-7c8826482ef8.jpg?v=1779517274","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/interior-of-the-certosa-di-pavia-basset","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}