Prev / Next

Books, Autographs & Prints

Thursday 4 July 2024 e Friday 5 July 2024, 10:30 AM • Rome

264

Redi, Francesco

Bacchus in Tuscany, 1685

Estimate

€ 2.500 - 3.500

Un utente ha offerto

Your offer is the highest

Information

Florence, Pietro Matini, 1685. In 4°. Frullone cruscante on the title page, engraving heads and ends, splendid binding in full red morocco mosaic with a depiction of a grape shoot in green, brown and purple on the plates, frame with 5 golden fillets inside the pastedown. Ex libris by Piero Andrea Forzoni Accolti (1639-1719), under the buttonhole the handwritten indication: "Donato dall'Autore".

Specialist Notes

Splendid example of this classic Ditirambo, Redi's masterpiece. Here in an example of dedication donated by the author to the arcade poet Piero Andrea Forzoni Accolti. He was Secretary of the Latin letters of Cardinal Francesco Maria de' Medici in Rome and then of Cosimo III; grand ducal chamber assistant. Member of Arcadia (1691) and of the Florentine Academy, of which he was consul in 1708. Academician of the Crusca since 1682, with the academic name of Sincero.

Contact

libriestampe@finarte.it 06 87765672

Condition report

To request a Condition Report, please contact libriestampe@finarte.it The department will provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Please note that what Finarte declares with respect to the state of conservation of the objects corresponds only to a qualified opinion and that we are not professional conservators or restorers. We urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. We always suggest prospective buyers to inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition during the exhibition days as indicated in the catalog.