"Admiranda Romanarum antiquitatum ac veteris sculpturae vestigia" Folio, 1693
Item Details
Title: Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatum ac Veteris Sculpturae Vestigia (Admirable Remains of Roman Antiquities and Ancient Sculpture)
Artist / Author: Pietro Santi Bartoli (Italian, 1635–1700) (Engraver); Giovanni Pietro Bellori (Italian, 1613–1696) (Text); Domenico de Rossi (Italian, 1659–1730) (Publisher)
Description: A definitive 17th-century study of Roman relief sculpture, executed by the preeminent antiquarian engraver Pietro Santi Bartoli. This volume, the second edition published by Domenico de Rossi (heir to Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi), features high-quality copperplate engravings depicting notable bas-reliefs, sarcophagi, and friezes from Rome’s major collections (including the Capitoline, Barberini, and Medici collections). The work served as a primary visual reference for ‘Grand Tour’ travelers and neoclassical artists, documenting scenes of Roman mythology, sacrificial rites, military triumphs, and daily life. The plates are notable for their archaeological precision and baroque stylistic fluidity. The volume includes explanatory notes by the celebrated antiquarian Giovanni Pietro Bellori.
The ‘Grand Tour’ Market: Works by Pietro Santi Bartoli were the essential ‘coffee table books’ of the 17th and 18th centuries, purchased by wealthy travelers on the Grand Tour to demonstrate their cultural literacy.
| Title and Author/Editor | Admiranda Romanarum antiquitatum ac veteris sculpturae vestigia: Anaglyphico opere elaborata ex marmoreis exemplaribus quae Romae adhuc extant in Capitolio, aedibus hortisque virorum principum ad antiquam elegantiam |
| Genre | Art and Photography, History |
| Type of Illustration | Engraving |
| Binding | Half leather with cloth boards |
| Publisher or Printer | Joanne Jacobo de Rubeis (Giovanni Giacomo de’ Rossi)) |
| Publication Year | 1693 |
| Period | Late 17th Century, Antique |
| Place of Publication | Rome |
| Language | Latin |
| Number of Books | 1 |
Condition
- generally tight binding with some loosening leaves; detaching boards and backstrip; red rot, peeling, bowing, chips, discoloration, and wear to boards and backstrip; bumped spine and corners; page toning, foxing, creases, and wear; bookplate and markings to front pastedown.
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Item #
ITMGS43294
