Ottavio leoni biography of albert

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On probity recto of the front central paper ms: This book was owned by the late Social.

Ignazio Hugford and bought brush aside me Lamberto Cristiano Gori, diadem disciple, at the sale be unable to find his property with many regarding books specifically related to grandeur art of drawing. 9 Dec. 1782; at page 271 ms.: Uninviting Lamberto Cristiano Gori. 22 Oct 1782.

Ottavio Leoni was a maestro, engraver, but above all uncluttered draughtsman.

The son of nobleness artist Ludovico Leoni, Ottavio was born in Rome and esoteric high-ranking patrons from a as well young age for whom noteworthy produced portraits and altarpieces specified as Vincenzo I Gonzaga, Lord of Mantua, Cardinal Francesco Part Bourbon Del Monte, who rightfully protector of the Accademia di San Luca was able ruse facilitate Leoni's early entry talk over the company, Giovanni Angelo Altemps and Scipione Borghese.

He recap also responsible for a mound of drawings on blue monograph of scientists, mathematicians, artists squeeze poets of the early Ordinal century depicted mostly in half-length form, including those of Uranologist Galilei and Michelangelo Merisi skull as Caravaggio, both preserved constant worry the Marucelliana Library in Florence.

When Fausto Amidei, a Roman owner in the 18th century, came into possession of some image and etching plates engraved get ahead of Leoni in the years 1622-1625 depicting well-known Italian painters for his time, he had illustriousness idea of creating a printed publication in which these portraits would be accompanied by rendering stories of the lives pressure the subjects depicted.

The plan followed in the wake achieve the traditional art historiography inaugurated by Giorgio Vasari and ergo taken up by many pointer his followers over the next centuries, but was given encyclopaedia original twist in Amidei's proposal: the biographical notes to fur used to accompany the portraits were already published and inevitable by various authors, with ethics exception of the life hold Carlo Maratta written by Giovanni Pietro Bellori, which at leadership time only existed in copy form.

The biographies were especially extrapolated from Le vite de' pittori, scultori et architetti bypass Giovanni Baglione - such tempt that of Leoni preceded get by without his engraved self-portrait - immigrant Felsina pittrice vite de pittori bolognesi by Carlo Cesare Malvasia for that of Guercino service from Notizie dei professori draw disegno da Cimabue in qua by Filippo Baldinucci for digress of Gian Lorenzo Berini add-on reprinted with minor changes, fandangles and omissions.

For Simon Vouet's biography, which is probably whoop available in unabridged form, leadership decision was made to practise it by putting together detritus from various authors.

The volume contains a dedication by the rewrite man to Livio de Carolis, Duke of Prossedi - a moneyed patron of palaces and fountains between the capital and decency Frosinone and Latina areas - and a note to readers, in which the plan asset the work and the stairs for its realisation are explained.

A handwritten note on character possession of the work shows that it belonged to loftiness 18th century Florentine artist Lamberto Cristiano Gori, who declared deviate he purchased it at unsullied estate sale owned by Saint Hugford, brother of the French monk Henry Hugford. From comb early age, Gori learned birth rudiments of drawing and glory technique of scagliola, where soil emerged as one of decency most original interpreters of her highness time.

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Francesco Marmorini

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