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CARRACCI, Agostino (1557-1602).
Scuola perfetta per imparara a disegnare tutto il corpo humano
(Bartsch 3, 7, 12-13, 16-18, 23, 26-28, 31-32, 35-42, 45, 49-51, 54-55, 58, 60, 64, 65-73, 75-76, 79-80)
the book comprising 48 etchings and engravings including title, published in Rome, circa 1700, the plates numbered 1-48 in a contemporary hand, on laid paper, with occasional minor worm holes, spotting and pale staining, otherwise in good condition, bound in contemporary vellum over paper boards.
Plates: 6 x 4 in. (165 x 115 mm.)
Sheets: 8 1/8 x 6 in. (208 x 155 mm.)
This was the first drawing model book to be published in Italy and it exerted immediate and wide influence, being copied not only in Italy, but also in France, Germany and the Netherlands.
Scuola perfetta per imparara a disegnare tutto il corpo humano
(Bartsch 3, 7, 12-13, 16-18, 23, 26-28, 31-32, 35-42, 45, 49-51, 54-55, 58, 60, 64, 65-73, 75-76, 79-80)
the book comprising 48 etchings and engravings including title, published in Rome, circa 1700, the plates numbered 1-48 in a contemporary hand, on laid paper, with occasional minor worm holes, spotting and pale staining, otherwise in good condition, bound in contemporary vellum over paper boards.
Plates: 6 x 4 in. (165 x 115 mm.)
Sheets: 8 1/8 x 6 in. (208 x 155 mm.)
This was the first drawing model book to be published in Italy and it exerted immediate and wide influence, being copied not only in Italy, but also in France, Germany and the Netherlands.