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Carletti, Giuseppe.
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Le antiche camere delle Terme di Tito e le loro pitture restituite al pubblico da Ludovico Mirri... Rome: Generoso Salomoni, 1776, small folio, woodcut papal arms on title-page, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, lacking last 10 leaves
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Vestigia delle Terme di Tito e loro interne pitture. Rome: Ludovico Mirri, [1776-1778], 61 engraved plates (8 folding)
2 works in one volume, large oblong folio (580 x 635mm.), first work mounted on guards, later cloth-backed boards, binding slightly worn
2 works in one volume, large oblong folio (580 x 635mm.), first work mounted on guards, later cloth-backed boards, binding slightly worn
Literature
BAL RIBA 557; Cicognara 3795-6
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The elaborate and elegant room decorations described in these plates were from Nero's Golden House, a pleasure palace constructed in the 60s AD; in 80AD the Baths of Titus were superimposed upon this part of the palace. Both the architecture and the decoration were innovative; Nero had mosaics placed in the vaulted ceilings where previously they had only been used for flooring, and Pliny the Elder tells us that the main artist for the fresco decoration was called Fabullus who could paint sufficiently quickly to execute his designs before the plaster dried. The burial of these rooms under the Baths of Titus resulted in the survival of the frescos, giving the name "grotesque" to the style of decoration because of their underground location. They were rediscovered at the end of the fifteenth century and were very influential on the art of the time; this can be seen, for example, in the Raphael Loggias in the Vatican (see lots 444-446).