4 Giovanni Ottaviani 1735-1808 Le Logge di Raffaello Hand Colored Engravings 21"

Description

4 copper plate engravings with later hand colouring """"Loggie di Raffaelo nel Vaticano"""" by Giovanni Ottaviani (1735-1808) after drawings by Pietro Camporesi (1726-81) and Gaetano Savorelli (d. 1791) inscribed """"Palmi…. tre Romani/ Piedi….di Londra / Piedi….tre di Parigi""""

Published in Rome, circa 1776-1782

These magnificent eighteenth century hand coloured engravings by Giovanni Ottaviani after drawings by Pietro Camporesi and Gaetano Savorelli are direct renderings of the early sixteenth century grotesque decorations adorning the walls of the Loggie di Raffaelo in the Vatican Palace, Rome. Raphael (1483-1528)""

Condition

Very Good – See pictures

Dimensions

20.75” x 31” (Width x Length)