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Lot 36: RIDOLFI, Carlo (1594-1658). Le marauiglie dell'arte, ouero le vite de gl'illustri pittori Veneti, e dello stato . Venice: G.B. Sgana, 1648. 2 volumes, 4° (210 x 155mm). Engraved titles by G. Piccini, portrait of Ridolfi, repeated in vol.II, and

Est: £800 GBP - £1,200 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJune 05, 2007

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RIDOLFI, Carlo (1594-1658). Le marauiglie dell'arte, ouero le vite de gl'illustri pittori Veneti, e dello stato . Venice: G.B. Sgana, 1648. 2 volumes, 4° (210 x 155mm). Engraved titles by G. Piccini, portrait of Ridolfi, repeated in vol.II, and 34 portraits only (of 35, 2 portraits pasted in, a little staining and discolouration). 19th-century cloth (both vols. broken, slightly worn). FIRST EDITION. BL STC p.747; Vinciana 4397; Cicognara 2359: 'un'opera tenuta in gran pregio potendosi chiamare questo autore il Vasari dei Veneziani'. (2)

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