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CELLINI, Benvenuto (1500-71). Due trattati uno intorno alle otto principali arti dell'oreficeria. L'altro in materia dell'arte della scultura. Florence: Valente Panizzi and Marco Peri, 1568.
4° (199 x 140 mm). Collation: A6 B-S4. 73 leaves (of 74, without blank A6). Italic and roman type. Woodcut historiated initials depicting city views of Florence, title armorial device of the dedicatee, Ferdinand I, Cardinal de' Medici, printer's device at end (Vaccaro 120, fig.60), head- and tailpiece ornaments. (Expert paper repairs to several leaves affecting a few letters, supplied in pen facsimile.) 19th-century half vellum, flat spine with black leather lettering-piece.
Provenance: contemporary annotations (cropped).
FIRST EDITION of Cellini's important treatise on gold, sculpture and metal-casting. In addition to outlining his own and other artists' techniques, Cellini provides much information on specific commissions which he undertook and on his dealings with various artists of the time. In particular, his relationship with Michelangelo, of which he was immensely proud, is mentioned on numerous occasions. Cellini discusses at length the difficulties he faced in creating his famous bronze sculpture of Perseus and Medusa, commissioned for the Loggia dei Lanzi by Cosimo de' Medici, father of the book's dedicatee. Sonnets written by Agnolo Bronzino, Benedetto Varchi and others celebrating the monumental sculpture are at the end of the volume. (See also lot 52 for an incunable edition from Bronzino's library.)
Adams C-1240; BM/STC Italian, p. 164; Cicognara 273.
4° (199 x 140 mm). Collation: A6 B-S4. 73 leaves (of 74, without blank A6). Italic and roman type. Woodcut historiated initials depicting city views of Florence, title armorial device of the dedicatee, Ferdinand I, Cardinal de' Medici, printer's device at end (Vaccaro 120, fig.60), head- and tailpiece ornaments. (Expert paper repairs to several leaves affecting a few letters, supplied in pen facsimile.) 19th-century half vellum, flat spine with black leather lettering-piece.
Provenance: contemporary annotations (cropped).
FIRST EDITION of Cellini's important treatise on gold, sculpture and metal-casting. In addition to outlining his own and other artists' techniques, Cellini provides much information on specific commissions which he undertook and on his dealings with various artists of the time. In particular, his relationship with Michelangelo, of which he was immensely proud, is mentioned on numerous occasions. Cellini discusses at length the difficulties he faced in creating his famous bronze sculpture of Perseus and Medusa, commissioned for the Loggia dei Lanzi by Cosimo de' Medici, father of the book's dedicatee. Sonnets written by Agnolo Bronzino, Benedetto Varchi and others celebrating the monumental sculpture are at the end of the volume. (See also lot 52 for an incunable edition from Bronzino's library.)
Adams C-1240; BM/STC Italian, p. 164; Cicognara 273.