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Lot 154: LOMAZZO, GIOVANNI PAOLO.

Est: £1,500 GBP - £2,000 GBP
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 01, 2010

Item Overview

Description

LOMAZZO, GIOVANNI PAOLO. DELLA FORMA DELLE MUSE, CAVATA DA GLI ANTICHI AUTORI GRECI, ET LATINI, OPERA UTILISSIMA A PITTORI, ET SCOLTORI. MILAN: PAOLO GOTTARDO DA PONTE, (1591) 4to (217x 159mm.), woodcut portrait on title-page, carta rustica wrapper, edges uncut (top edge unopened), a4 slightly torn at head

Artist or Maker

Literature

Censimento 16 CNCE 24460

Notes

Lomazzo, a Milanese artist, became blind at the age of 33 after which he began to write on the theory and philosophy of art.

Auction Details

Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts

by
Sotheby's
December 01, 2010, 12:00 PM GMT

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