Di Elisabetta Sirani Pittrice Bolognese E Del Supposto Veneficio Onde Credesi Morta Nell'Anno XXVII Di Sua Età Racconto Storico Di Ottavio Mazzoni Toselli -

Ottavio Mazzoni Toselli

RA Collection: Book

Record number

06/3694

Author

Ottavio Mazzoni Toselli

Imprint

Bologna: Tipografia Del Genio, 1833.

Physical Description

[3-]45, [1] p., frontis. (port.); 212 mm. (Quarto.)

Contents

[Frontis., t.p., dedic.] - [Text] - Note - Imprimatur.

Responsibility Note

The frontispiece is signed as drawn and engraved by L. Martelli.

The work is dedicated by Ottavio Mazzoni Toselli to Carolina Primodi.

References

Elisabetta Sirani Pittrice Eroina1638-1665 [exhibition catalogue] (2004).

Summary Note

The work is a study of the painter Elisabetta Sirani, a pupil of Guido Reni and described by Malvasia as 'the glory of the female sex, the gem of Italy'.

The frontispiece is captioned, 'Elisabetta Sirani In atto di ritrarre il Padre. Dal Quadro esistente nella Galleria Ercolani in Bologna. Pel Salvardi nel Pavaglione'.

Binding Note

19th-century half calf, amrbled-papered boards; rebacked and recornered in 20th century, black morocco spine-label lettered 'R.A. Elisabetta Sirani - Toselli Bol 1833'.

Name as Subject

Elisabetta Sirani

Subject

Painters - Artists - Women artists - Painting - Trials (murder) - Italy - Emilia Romagna - Bologna - History - 17th century - Baroque
Art history - Biography - Italy - 19th century

Contributors

L. Martelli, draughtsman, engraver
Carolina Primodi, dedicatee
Tipografia Del Genio (Bologna), printer

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