THORVALDSEN Bertel , MISSERINI Melchior [ abate ]
Intera collezione di tutte le opere inventate e scolpite dal Cav. Alberto Thorwaldsen.
Roma, Pietro Aureli, 1832 (1831 vol2) 2 vols in 1 in-folio. Contemporary half-leather over marbled board . Gilt spine.Spine end restored (could be better ). Bookplate " magasin d'estampes anciennes et moderne .. Chez Fabri, Rome "
¶ Tekst in parallel italian and french. Engraved frontispiece after F. Garzoli. 125 engraved plates by Garzoli and A. Banzo after Thorvaldsen. Extra plates nr 22,25,53,66,96,98, 3 plates for 113. No plate 34. A splendid copy, reproducing the work of the leading neoclassical sculptor of his day, Thorvaldsen. During the 1830s Thorvaldsen conceived of a museum in his native Denmark to house his models, plasters and collection of paintings by his contemporaries. In 1837, six years after publication of the present work, he gave his collection to Copenhagen, and the museum was opened in 1848. Ref: Brunet V,839.
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Keywords: Art, kunst, beeldhouwwerk, statues, beaux-arts,