Alongside Johann Georg Schreiber, Pieter Schenk the Younger is considered the most important publisher of specialised Saxon maps in the first half of the 18th century and a key figure in the history of Saxon cartography. His Atlas Saxonicus Novus shaped the contemporary topography of central Germany.rnrnAccording to Georg Kaspar Nagler, Peter Schenk the Younger was less important as an engraver than his father,[4] but the innovative chinoiserie etchings (with figures, landscapes, animals, flowers, etc.) produced by both artists often served as models for the decorations of European lacquer art and ceramics, such as Meissen porcelain and Delft Blue. The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam acquired an album of such prints in 2013 (including at least seven series produced by Peter Schenk the Younger) and organised an exhibition on the subject in 2018.
Alongside Johann Georg Schreiber, Pieter Schenk the Younger is considered the most important publisher of specialised Saxon maps in the first half of the 18th century and a key figure in the history of Saxon cartography. His Atlas Saxonicus Novus shaped the contemporary topography of central Germany.rnrnAccording to Georg Kaspar Nagler, Peter Schenk the Younger was less important as an engraver than his father,[4] but the innovative chinoiserie etchings (with figures, landscapes, animals, flowers, etc.) produced by both artists often served as models for the decorations of European lacquer art and ceramics, such as Meissen porcelain and Delft Blue. The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam acquired an album of such prints in 2013 (including at least seven series produced by Peter Schenk the Younger) and organised an exhibition on the subject in 2018.
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