1705 Italian Renaissance Da Vinci ART Lives of the Painters French Felibien
Andre Felibien was a 17th-century French art historian known for his service under Louis XIV of France. In the 16th-century artist Giorgio Vasari published ‘Lives of the Excellent Painters’ which greatly influenced Felibien, so much so that Felibien wrote his own version entitled ‘Entretiens’ or ‘Lives and Works of the Most Excellent Painters’. In addition to highlighting the lives of the great art masters, Felibien used this book to give prominence to local French artists.
This complete four-volume 1705 edition contains impressive, full-page engravings.
1705 Italian Renaissance Da Vinci ART Lives of the Painters French Felibien
Andre Felibien was a 17th-century French art historian known for his service under Louis XIV of France. In the 16th-century artist Giorgio Vasari published ‘Lives of the Excellent Painters’ which greatly influenced Felibien, so much so that Felibien wrote his own version entitled ‘Entretiens’ or ‘Lives and Works of the Most Excellent Painters’. In addition to highlighting the lives of the great art masters, Felibien used this book to give prominence to local French artists.
This complete four-volume 1705 edition contains impressive, full-page engravings.
Item number: #23236
Price: $750
FELIBIEN, Andre
Entretiens Sur Les Vies Et Sur Les Ouvrages Des Plus Excellens Peintres Anciens Et Modernes
Londres: David Mortier, 1705.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages; 4 volumes
- I – [34], 248, [8]
- Engraved frontispiece
- II – 297, [7]
- III – 418, [6]
- 3 engravings
- IV – 371, [5]
- I – [34], 248, [8]
- Language: French
- Binding: Leather; tight and secure
- Size: ~6.25in X 4in (16cm x 10cm)
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23236
Category
Arts & Architecture
Authors
FELIBIEN, Andre
Printing Date
18th Century
Language
French
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete