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These veduta or capriccios had become an autonomous figurative genre alongside history painting (sacred and profane)
simultaneously offering architectural and cultural history
He started collecting in the 1970s
Their physical beauty and the extreme trouble they take to adorn it have popularized their photographs in geographical magazines and tourist advertisements all over the world
"Philips Celestial Globe Bookend" (SOLD) Nancy Mitford These veduta or capriccios hadSz: 6 3 4"H x 4 7 8"D x 4 1 4"W George Philip & Son Philips 6 inch Popular Celestial Globe London: Mid 20th Century The globe is printed in beige against a dark blue background. The stars are drawn to five degrees of magnitude, corresponding to a key in the cartouche. Some stars are named and many are labeled with Greek letters. Solid lines connect the stars within constellations rather than illustrating them as mythological and other figures.
