Lot 6: Seven Cesars

Giovanni Antonio Faldoni, Asolo 1689 - wohl Rom um 1770 Seven Cesars, Kupferstiche, ca. 37 x 26 cm, matted a. framed under glass, uninspected out of frame. - Prov.: The Brian Juhos collection. - From the book published in two volumes 1740-43 about the statues in the library of St. Mark's in Venice, 'Delle antiche statue greche e romane, che nell'antisala della Libreria di San Marco, e in altri luoghi pubblici di Venezia si trovano'. - As an extra: seven offset reproductions of engravings of the 18th cent. with antique Deities in chariots, ca. 31 x 37 cm, framed under glass, uninspected out of frame. - Italian engraver a. painter from a family of artists. F. specialized early in engravings of antique monuments a. in portraits. - Mus.: Florence (Uffizi a. others), Venice. - Lit.: Saur, Thieme-Becker. and other artists