{"product_id":"view-of-vaucluse-bence","title":"View of Vaucluse — Bence","description":"\u003cp\u003eA picturesque hand-coloured view of the village of Vaucluse, set beneath the dramatic cliffs that inspired Petrarch's verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal title: \u003cem\u003eVue du Village de Vaucluse\u003c\/em\u003e. Drawn by Bence; engraved by Ad. Pilon and Lorieux. From \u003cem\u003eVoyage Pittoresque de la France\u003c\/em\u003e. Paris, c. 1789.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean-Benjamin de La Borde's \u003cem\u003eVoyage Pittoresque de la France\u003c\/em\u003e (1781–1796) gave its readers an itinerary of the kingdom's most evocative landscapes. The Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, where the Sorgue gushes from the foot of a towering cliff, had been a literary pilgrimage site since Petrarch retired there in the fourteenth century — a Romantic ideal of nature, antiquity, and solitude that the engraver captures with topographical care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-coloured lithograph. Sheet approximately 59.0 × 42.8 cm. Very Good condition with light age toning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783256867102,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/French_Architecture_-_005_thumb_833c6fd7-c687-49e8-a9c7-f5c43f61141f.jpg?v=1777203596","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/view-of-vaucluse-bence","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}