Bottari, Giovanni

Raccolta di lettere sulla pittura, scultura ed architettura, 8 vols.

Milano: Giovanni Silvestri, 1822-1825. Hardcover. 8 vols, complete. 12mo, 7 x 4.5 inches (17.8 x 11.4 cm), brown calf-backed marbled boards (mid-19th century) and vellum tipped corners, very good clean set, light foxing, but crisp and bright. Portrait frontispiece of the author (1689-1775) in first volume. Bottari was Vatican librarian and counsellor to Pope Clement XII. He was also advisor to Cardinal Neri Maria Corsini. He authored several treatises on art and art theory and was friendly with Piranesi. Ownership signature of a Contessa Luichesnia (?). Very good. Item #H41134

Price: $200.00