This is a lavishly illustrated account of one of the most engrossing episodes in the history of Baroque Italian painting and art patronage: the project to decorate the five state rooms in the Garden Palace of the House of Liechtenstein with large paintings illustrating tales of the goddesses Venus and Diana. The two main protagonists were the then reigning head of the Liechtenstein family, Prince Johan Adam Andreas, and the Bolognese painter Marcantonio Franceschini. This study gives a detailed account of this vast project, based primarily on the correspondence between the two men with a complete illustration of all the works and preparatory studies. Also included are a succinct account of Franceschini's career, an analysis of his artistic style, and a commentary on the collecting activities and taste of the Prince.
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Seller: avelibro OHG, Dinkelscherben, Germany
28 x 22,5 cm. Condition: Gut. First Published. XX, 296 Pages.; With Figures and Plates. Original Cloth-Binding with gilt back and Library label on cover. Lightly rubbed. Inside with Library stamps- and inscription, book end paper attached with adhesive strips, detached adhesive strip on the back cover, otherwise in very good condition. English Language. B04-01-06F Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1376. Seller Inventory # 34391
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Seller: Swansea Books, Taffs Well, Rhondda Cynon Taf, WALES, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A virtually pristine unread copy. No inscriptions. Seller Inventory # ABE-1759739169373
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Seller: Swansea Books, Taffs Well, Rhondda Cynon Taf, WALES, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A virtually pristine copy throughout. No inscriptions. Seller Inventory # ABE-1759652343467
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Seller: J. W. Mah, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. (UK) Stated 1st publication, No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, xx, 296pp, index, B&W reproductions of paintings in a catalogue raisonnee, diagrams in text. From the jacket: This is a lavishly illustrated account of one of the most engrossing episodes in the history of Baroque Italian painting and art patronage: the project to decorate the five state rooms in the Garden Palace of the House of Liechtenstein with large paintings illustrating tales of the goddesses Venus and Diana. The two main protagonists were the then reigning head of the Liechtenstein family, Prince Johan Adam Andreas, and the Bolognese painter Marcantonio Franceschini. This study gives a detailed account of this vast project, based primarily on the correspondence between the two men with a complete illustration of all the works and preparatory studies. Also included are a succinct account of Franceschini's career, an analysis of his artistic style, and a commentary on the collecting activities, art patronage and the taste of the Prince. A heavy book. (3.5 JM HOJ 300/5 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Seller Inventory # 04140
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Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xx., 296 pp., illustrated in colour and b/w. 0521365031 4to. Seller Inventory # 43670
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Seller: Paul Brown, Ramsgate, United Kingdom
First edition. xx+296 pages with index. Illustrated in black and white, some colour. Cloth. Small dent via dustjacket. Very good in as mentioned damaged dustjacket. An account of the project to decorate the five state rooms in the Garden Palace of the House of Leichtenstein with large paintings illustrating tales of the goddesses Venus and Diana, which is based primarily on the correspondence between Prince Andreas and the painter, Marcantonio Franceschini. Seller Inventory # 21600
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Seller: art longwood books, Gloucester, MA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine Plus. First Edition. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws - clean, no writing or markings, strong binding. a well preserved copy.; xvii-296pp., 23 color plates, 113 b/w plates, 15 b/w figures. detailed history of a vast artistic commission taking place as the 17th century turned into the 18th. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 13354
Seller: Trinders' Fine Tools, Clare, Sudbury, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 296 pages, 23 colour plates, 112 black and white plates, 15 figures. Catalogue raisonne, appendices, Bibliography. Seller Inventory # 001769
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Seller: Thomas Heneage Art Books, London, United Kingdom
296pp with 23 colour and 112 monochrome plates. Cloth 28x22.5cms. ISBN: 0521365031. Well produced and lavishly illustrated account of the project to decorate the five state rooms in the Garden Palace of the House of Liechtenstein. With a biography of the artist and catalogue raisonné, bibliography, index. Seller Inventory # 043102
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Seller: EDITORIALE UMBRA SAS, Foligno, PG, Italy
Condition: UsatoBuono. Ril. in tela con sovr., cm 28x23, pp 296, 23 tavv a colori e 112 b/n. - ISBN: 9780521365031. Seller Inventory # 06838
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