Anton Raphael MENGS
Oeuvres complètes d'Antoine Raphaël Mengs, premier peintre du roi d'Espagne, contenant différents traités sur la théorie de la peinture
A l'hôtel de Thou|à Paris 1786|25.50 x 20 cm|deux volumes reliés
First French edition, translated from Italian by M. Jansen (the work was indeed first published in Italian by Bodoni).
Near-contemporary full sheep bindings with smooth spines, bronze title and volume labels. Handsome copy.
The work begins with memoirs on the life and works of Mengs (1728-1779) by Chevalier d'Azara and a notice on Mengs's paintings, followed by the painter's treatises on painting, covering beauty, taste, technical aspects of painting as well as various celebrated painters (Raphael, Correggio, Titian). The preface contains a paragraph by Klopstock (the German editor) and Fuessli. Court painter to the King of Poland, he joined the Spanish court at the behest of Charl
Near-contemporary full sheep bindings with smooth spines, bronze title and volume labels. Handsome copy.
The work begins with memoirs on the life and works of Mengs (1728-1779) by Chevalier d'Azara and a notice on Mengs's paintings, followed by the painter's treatises on painting, covering beauty, taste, technical aspects of painting as well as various celebrated painters (Raphael, Correggio, Titian). The preface contains a paragraph by Klopstock (the German editor) and Fuessli. Court painter to the King of Poland, he joined the Spanish court at the behest of Charl
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