A collection of engravings illustrating the Vatican Loggias frescoed by Raphael, of particular rarity and value. ...

A collection of engravings illustrating the Vatican Loggias frescoed by Raphael, of particular rarity and value. Made by Giovanni Volpato (1735-1805) from 1772 to 1776, divided into three parts, for a total of 56 plates, of which this collection contains parts I and II (in two separate volumes), for a total of 33 plates. The first is the frontispiece depicting the view of the Loggie, with the inscriptions: Petrus Camporesi delin./ Cum privilegio SS. D. N. Clementis PP. XIV/ Joannes Volpato Sculp./ Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano. Following are the plates engraved by Givanni Ottaviani (1735-1808) after designs by Pietro Camporese (1763-1822) and Gaetano Savorelli (died 1791), representing two doors (plates A and B) and the ornaments (plates I-XIV) . The second volume contains the plates of the walles (pl. I-XIII). Inscriptions: Cai. Savorelli Pict. et Pet. Camporesi Arch. delin. / Joann. Ottaviani sculp. cum privilegio SS. D. N. Clementis XIII. Giovanni Volpato is known for his engravings of the famous monuments of the sixteenth century, in particular his work and the translations of the frescoes of Palazzo Farnese in Rome (Gilet 2007). These engravings are important for understanding the contemporary perception of the work of the greatest artists such as Raphael and Annibale Carracci. Bibliography: C. Ruland, The works of Raphael Santi da Urbino as represented in the Raphael Collection in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, London 1876, p. 230, n. 1-37. J. D. Passavant, Raphael d'Urbin et son père Giovanni Santi, Paris 1860, p. 170n. G. Marini, Giovanni Volpato 1735 - 1803, Bassano 1888, : p. 177 n. 195. U. Thieme, F. Becker, Allgemeine Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der antike bis zu gegenwart, vol. V, Leipzig 1911, pp. 530-532. E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays, Paris 1966. p. 617. Raphael invenit, a cura di G. Bernini Pezzini, S. Massari, S. Prosperi Valenti Rodinò, Roma 1985, p. 106n. N. Dacos, Le Logge di Raffaello. Maestro e bottega di fronte all'antico, Roma 1986, p. 257. C. Hoper, Raffael und die Folgen: das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner graphischen Reproduzierbarkeit, Stuttgart 2001, p. p. 480n. A. Gilet, Giovanni Volpato. Les Loges de Raphael et la Galerie du Palais Farnèse, Milano 2007, p. 182 n.
Etching and engraving 74,5 x 50 cm e 87,2 x 71 cm
In two volumes, good condition except for some worn edges and with small gaps, a small tear on the frontispiece, light scattered foxing, rare small stains, tears and folds of the paper, some restoration and signs of humidity; half leather binding, damaged.