Felsina pittrice : vite de’ pittori bolognesi 1678

RCIN 1151360

Carlo Cesare Malvasia (1616-93)

Felsina pittrice : Vite di pittori bolognesi ; t. 2 / da Co. Carlo Cesare Malvasia 1678

Carlo Cesare Malvasia (1616-93)

Description

A poet, lawyer, teacher and collector, Malvasia wrote several works on Bolognese painting, most notably 'Felsina pittrice' (Felsina being the Etruscan name for Bologna). This blend of anecdote and documentation is our most important source of information on the artists of the Bolognese school.

Provenance

Acquired by George III
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Carlo Cesare Malvasia (1616-93)
(author)

Search the collection Bologna : Erede di Domenico Barbieri
(publisher)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page George III, King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)
Groupings
Category
Books
Object type(s)
printed & manuscript material
books
book: full leather bound
book: full leather bound in vellum
Subject(s)
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Art history
Biography
References

Alternative title(s)

Felsina pittrice : Vite di pittori bolognesi ; t. 2 / da Co. Carlo Cesare Malvasia.