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The cover of our Italian Books catalogue series: A masterpiece of early Venetian woodcut borders revisited

The cover of our Italian Books catalogue series: A masterpiece of early Venetian woodcut borders revisited

Illustrated Books, 15th Century, History of Printing, Incunables, Catalogues, Art & Architecture Margherita Palumbo and Julia StimacNovember 3, 2021illustrated books and prints, woodcuts, 15th century, Art and Architecture, Art History, Literature, Catalogues

Twelve Blue Caesars and Numismatic Imagery in Venice

Twelve Blue Caesars and Numismatic Imagery in Venice

18th Century, Blue Paper, Art & Architecture, Politics & Economics, Celebrating VeniceMargherita PalumboMay 19, 2021blue paper, blue books, history, Art History

Baroness Charlotte de Rothschild’s Art and Souvenirs of Italy

Baroness Charlotte de Rothschild’s Art and Souvenirs of Italy

19th Century, Great Provenance, Illustrated Books, Prints, Art & ArchitectureJulia StimacFebruary 24, 2021great provenance, illustrated books, Art and Architecture, Art, Art History

The Mighty Tiber, Past and Present

The Mighty Tiber, Past and Present

Prints, Travel & Geography, Art & ArchitectureMargherita PalumboJanuary 27, 2021Art and ArchitectureComment

On This Day: Consecrations of The Old and New Basilicas of Saint Peter

On This Day: Consecrations of The Old and New Basilicas of Saint Peter

Religion, Art & ArchitectureJulia StimacNovember 18, 2020history, religion, Art and Architecture

Pignoria’s ‘Mensa Isiaca’ and Early Egyptology

Pignoria’s ‘Mensa Isiaca’ and Early Egyptology

17th Century, Illustrated Books, Art & Architecture, Travel & GeographyJulia StimacNovember 11, 2020history, Art History, Art and Architecture, geography

Twelve Blue Caesars and Numismatic Imagery in Venice

Twelve Blue Caesars and Numismatic Imagery in Venice

18th Century, Blue Paper, Art & Architecture, Politics & EconomicsMargherita PalumboOctober 21, 2020blue paper, blue books, history, Art History

Pino’s history of Leonardo’s ‘The Last Supper'

Pino’s history of Leonardo’s ‘The Last Supper'

A post on the first monograph devoted to this iconic artwork.

15th Century, 18th Century, Art & ArchitectureMargherita PalumboOctober 14, 202018th Century, Art and Architecture, Art, Art History

Celebrating Piranesi

Celebrating Piranesi

18th Century, Art & Architecture, PrintsJulia StimacOctober 7, 202018th Century, Art, Art and Architecture, Art History, Illustrated Books and Prints

“The City of Truth”: A Closer Look at Bartolomeo Del Bene’s Civitas veri sive morum

“The City of Truth”: A Closer Look at Bartolomeo Del Bene’s Civitas veri sive morum

17th Century, Art & Architecture, Illustrated Books, PhilosophyJulia StimacJuly 15, 202017th century, Art History, art, Art and Architecture, philosophy, utopia

Giambattista and Giandomenico Tiepolo: The Real Otherworldliness of Two Rococo Masters

Giambattista and Giandomenico Tiepolo: The Real Otherworldliness of Two Rococo Masters

18th Century, Illustrated Books, Art & ArchitectureJulia StimacMarch 18, 2020Tiepolo, illustrations, illustrated books and prints, 18th Century, Rococo, Art History, Art, Art and Architecture

A walk in Rome, celebrating Raphael’s 500th anniversary

A walk in Rome, celebrating Raphael’s 500th anniversary

Blue Paper, Catalogues, 15th Century, Art & ArchitectureMargherita PalumboMarch 11, 2020blue paper, Catalogues, Raphael, Art and Architecture, Art History, Art

An album of drawings by the Scuola Romana

An album of drawings by the Scuola Romana

20th Century, Art & ArchitectureJulia StimacJanuary 29, 2020Art, Art and Architecture, Art History, 20th Century

Baroness Charlotte de Rothschild’s Art and Souvenirs of Italy

Baroness Charlotte de Rothschild’s Art and Souvenirs of Italy

19th Century, Great Provenance, Illustrated Books, Prints, Art & ArchitectureJulia StimacDecember 10, 2019great provenance, illustrated books, Art and Architecture, Art, Art History

Pablo Picasso and Max Jacob

Pablo Picasso and Max Jacob

20th Century, Great Provenance, Literature, Illustrated Books, Prints, Art & ArchitectureJulia StimacNovember 13, 2019Picasso, 20th Century, Art and Architecture, Art History, Art, Great Provenance

Picasso and Les Saltimbanques

Picasso and Les Saltimbanques

20th Century, Great Provenance, Prints, Art & ArchitectureJulia StimacOctober 23, 2019events, Picasso, Art History, Art and Architecture, Art, 20th Century

Tzara and Picasso: A Modernist Take on the Historic Volvelle

Tzara and Picasso: A Modernist Take on the Historic Volvelle

20th Century, Illustrated Books, Prints, Literature, Art & ArchitectureJulia StimacSeptember 11, 2019Picasso, Literature, Art History, Art and Architecture, illustrated books and prints, 20th Century

The cover of our Italian Books catalogue series: A masterpiece of early Venetian woodcut borders

The cover of our Italian Books catalogue series: A masterpiece of early Venetian woodcut borders

Illustrated Books, 15th Century, History of Printing, Incunables, Catalogues, Art & ArchitectureMargherita PalumboAugust 7, 2019illustrated books and prints, woodcuts, 15th century, Art and Architecture, Art History, Literature, Catalogues

“It is better to have a retouched painting than to no longer have the painting at all”: Pino’s history of Leonardo’s ‘The Last Supper’

“It is better to have a retouched painting than to no longer have the painting at all”: Pino’s history of Leonardo’s ‘The Last Supper’

15th Century, 18th Century, Art & ArchitectureMargherita PalumboJuly 31, 201918th Century, Art and Architecture, Art, Art History

The first edition of Pinocchio in the original publisher’s green cloth binding

The first edition of Pinocchio in the original publisher’s green cloth binding

19th Century, Illustrated Books, Bindings, Literature, Art & ArchitectureFabrizio GoviJuly 2, 201919th Century, Bindings, Illustrated Books and Prints, Children's Books