La Pittura Cremonese
Milano: Dalla Societa Tipog. De' Classici Italiani, 1824. Hardbound. Green library buckram. 142 pp. 27 engravings printed on recto only. Tissue guards over plates. VG, Ex archival library copy with letters at base of spine. A beautiful copy with a hint of foxing at front end papers. Item #36381
A superb example of this rare title. The book measures 11" x 15". Beautiful collection of the main painters in Cremona, during the Renaissance, as well study of some of their works and their relevant illustrations: Bonifacio and Gianfrancesco Bembo, Cristoforo Moretto, Boccaccio and Camillo Boccaccino, Altobello Melone, Bernardino Gatti, Tommaso Alessi, the "Campi Brothers" (Galeazzo, Giulio, Antonio, Vincenzo, Bernardino), Sofonisba Angussola, Giambattista Trotti, et al. Text in Italian in lovely, large font on soft, rag paper.
Price: $250.00