DA VINCI, Leonardo (1452-1519). Trattato Della Pittura...si sono giunti Tre Libri della Pittura, ed il Trattato della Statua di Leon Battista Alberti, colla Vita del medesimo. Naples: Francesco Ricciardo for Niccola & Vincenzo Rispoli, 1733.
Sale 697 - Fine Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Nov 6, 2019
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$500 -
$600
Sold for $688
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
DA VINCI, Leonardo (1452-1519). Trattato Della Pittura...si sono giunti Tre Libri della Pittura, ed il Trattato della Statua di Leon Battista Alberti, colla Vita del medesimo. Naples: Francesco Ricciardo for Niccola & Vincenzo Rispoli, 1733.
2 parts in 1 volume, folio (358 x 240 mm). Title-page printed in red and black: engraved frontispiece, engraved headpieces and initials, engraved illustrations in text, many after Nicolas Poussin. (Some spotting.) 18th-century boards uncut (upper cover detached, some soiling, small loss to lower corner upper cover). Provenance: John Baptiste Beaudrez (early signature).
Second edition in Italian, with final two leaves: "Osservazioni di Nicolo Pussino Sopra la Pittura," describing Poussin's remarks on painting. The second work, present in all copies, comprises Leon Battista Alberti's Della Pitturi. Cicognara 233; Fowler 180.
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