1838 ENORMOUS Vatican ART Folio Frescos Sculptures FAMED Il Vaticano Pistolesi

1838 ENORMOUS Vatican ART Folio Frescos Sculptures FAMED Il Vaticano Pistolesi

The artwork found in the Vatican museums are some of the most iconic and prized pieces of art in the world. In the early 19th-century, Italian artist Erasmo Pistolesi published an enormous set of sketch illustrations of many of the works found in the Vatican. His sketches depicting frescoes, wall art, paintings, sculptures, and more. This 1838 first edition of the eighth volume contains 147 enormous engravings, some of which are double-page or folding.

Item number: #24539

Price: $750

PISTOLESI, Erasmo

Il Vaticano : descritto ed illustrato da Erasmo Pistolesi

Roma: Calcografia del nuovo Acquirente, anno 1838. First edition.

Details:

Collation:

170 pages

147 monochrome plates

Language: Italian

Binding: Vellum; secure

Size: ~17.5in X 11.75in (44.5cm x 30cm)

Rare and desirable

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Condition Report: Excellent