[Alessandro] Magnasco

Bergamo, Italy: Istituto Italiano D'Arti Grafiche, 1949. Hardcover. Beige cloth boards with maroon and brown design on front, with brown leather spine. 196 pp + 493 plates, mostly in bw with 29 in color. Good (some wear to cover. boards slightly bowed. leather over spine is worn and detached. slight toning to the edges of plate pages. ex-library with call labels on spine, bookplate in front, perforated stamp on title page, glue residue from pocket in back. otherwise a clean copy). Item #14917.1

Text is in Italian. A large and comprehensive treatment of the life and work of Alessandro Magnasco (1667-1749). With a two-page foreword, essays on Magnasco's career and his work by Geiger, a brief biographical section "Vita di Alessandro Magnasco Pittore Scritta" by Carlo Giuseppe Ratti (reprinted from original writing in 1769), as well as useful appendices including a complete list of paintings (organized by location), a bibliography, and a chronological timeline of the artist's life. This copy is signed and numbered (Esemplare numero 496) from the edition of 1500 copies.

Price: $294.00

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