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Bonarelli, Prospero
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Bonarelli, Prospero
- Il Solimano, Tragedia. Florence: (Pietro Cecconcelli, 1620)
- Paper
4to (207 x 154mm.), engraved title and 5 folding etched plates by Jacques Callot, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, woodcut printer's device at end with Jupiter and its four satellites within the Medici arms, modern crushed blue morocco gilt by Rolando Gozzi of Modena, spine gilt in compartments, grey silk endpapers, gilt edges, E4 repaired at lower corner
Provenance
Piero Ginori-Conti, armorial bookplate; Giannalisa Feltrinelli, embossed stamp
Literature
Cicognara 1086
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
Il Solimano was one of the most popular seventeenth-century theatrical dramas, splendidly illustrated here by Jacques Callot after stage designs by Giulio Parigi. Each of the five acts is preceded by an etching depicting its main event played against the same set throughout, except that the statues in the niches vary. The final etching shows the scenery being consumed by flames as the last act ends in a holocaust. The title-page etching of Suliman standing between two pedestals heaped with trophies is present here in the second state, with the inscription below the Medici arms and the artist's signature at bottom left; also present are the partially obliterated two lines of text which always appear above and below his name in this state.