{"product_id":"il-mercato-di-goa","title":"The Market of Goa","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the left, above the word “Porteiro”, a man in a hat wears a heavy chain around his neck and a row of rings at his belt: he is the crier of the Goa auction, and those jewels were goods for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e You receive it printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJan Huygen van Linschoten, a Dutchman from Haarlem, lived in Goa from 1583 to 1588 as secretary to the archbishop and described the auction, the leilão, like this: it was held every morning from seven to nine in the Rua Direita, the main street. The criers went about covered in gold and jewels, and with them were slaves, “both men and women, young and old”, sold every day “as beasts are sold with us”. Beside the crier, a half-naked woman with lowered eyes is being offered to the buyers. Below, in the Latin verses, you can read of one man who sells goods of gold and gems and of another who sells slaves brought from far away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTop left, in Portuguese, an inscription states that Linschoten drew the scene “from life”. His \u003cem\u003eItinerario\u003c\/em\u003e, published in Amsterdam in 1596, put into Dutch and English hands the routes and the trade that the Portuguese kept to themselves. Joannes van Doetecum engraved the plate on copper and signed it bottom right. This copy, titled “La Bourse ou Marché de Goa” in the David Rumsey Map Collection, comes from the third French edition, printed in Amsterdam by Evert Cloppenburgh in 1638.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a study or a library, it is a gift for anyone who loves the history of India and of the sea routes between Europe and Asia. And the crier, on the left, still shows off his gold chains in a street where everything was for sale, people included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnique quality material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint on handmade Amalfi paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 40 x 60 cm (15.7 x 23.6 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: 42 x 62 cm (16.5 x 24.4 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame\u003c\/strong\u003e: dark brown with gold fillet, handmade, with glass\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trizio Editore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55571897254229,"sku":"8F22IO14T9CPB","price":240.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/3411\/1829\/files\/il-mercato-di-goa-principale.jpg?v=1793280024","url":"https:\/\/trizioeditore.it\/en\/products\/il-mercato-di-goa","provider":"Trizio Editore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}