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Drawing Mattioli, Ludovico Primi elementi della pittura raccolti da vari Auttori per uso di Principati del dissegno, et intagliati ad instanza di Leilo dalla Volpe in Bologna. With an engraved title page and 23 further copper plates. Bologna, Lelio della Volpe, 1728. Landscape 4°. Hand-bound with engraved title page (heavily rubbed and bumped, stained, with glue residue on the spine). A very rare first edition of this drawing manual by the artist Ludovico Mattioli. – With Agostino Caironi’s owner’s stamp on the title page. – Ludovico Mattioli, a draughtsman and copperplate engraver working in Bologna, presents anatomical studies on 23 copperplate engravings as a guide for students of drawing. Whilst the first 11 plates deal mainly with individual studies of body parts, the other half of the plates show portraits and staged depictions of the human body. Also noteworthy is the very early portrait of a black boy in European clothing. For this rare textbook, the illustrator Mattioli drew inspiration in part from the works of fellow artists, including Agostino Carracci, Jusepe de Ribera, Federico Barocci and Carlo Maratti. – Some pages are heavily stained. Overall, a well-preserved drawing textbook from the early 18th century. Drawings. – With an engraved title page and 23 additional copperplate engravings. Half-vellum with spine title (heavily rubbed and bumped, stained, adhesive residue on the spine). - A very rare first edition of this drawing manual by the artist Ludovico Mattioli. - Bearing the ownership stamp of Agostino Caironi on the title page. - Ludovico Mattioli, a draughtsman and engraver active in Bologna, presents anatomical studies across 23 copperplate engravings as a guide for students of drawing. Whilst the first 11 plates deal primarily with individual studies of various parts of the body, the remaining plates feature portraits and staged depictions of the human body. Also noteworthy is the very early portrait of a Black boy dressed in European clothing. For this rare manual, Mattioli drew inspiration from the works of fellow artists, including Agostino Carracci, Jusepe de Ribera, Federico Barocci and Carlo Maratti. - Some areas of heavy staining. Overall, a well-preserved early 18th-century drawing manual.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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