Les plus beaux Monuments de Rome ancienne ou: Recueil des plus beaux Morceaux de l�Antiquit� Romaine qui existent encore: dessin�es par Monsieur Barb

Les plus beaux Monuments de Rome ancienne ou: Recueil des plus beaux Morceaux de l�Antiquit� Romaine qui existent encore: dessin�es par Monsieur Barbault Peintre, ancien Pensionnaire du Roy a Rome, et grav�s en 128 planches avec leur explication.

Author	Jean Barbault
Publisher	� Rome: chez Bouchard & Gravier, Libraires fran�ois , 1761
Edition	1
Weight	6500 gram
CF	Borroni II, 8139; Cicognara 3592; Sander 75; Brunet I, 646; Olschki 16398; Fowler 37; Lewine pp. 44; Cohen/Ricci 112; Kat. Orn. Berlin 1906 mentioning a different edition.
Keywords	Architecture, Italy, Rome, antiquity, archaeology, Bishop Jean-Fran�ois-Joseph de Rochechouart , sculp[ture, engravings
Booknumber	3852
Category's	Old & Rare (18th Century) History & Archaeology (Classical Antiquity) History & Archaeology (Europe) Art (Europe) Art (18th Century) Art (Classical Antiquity) Art (Architecture) Art (Sculpture & Plastic Art) Art (Graphic Art & Printing Art) Art (Prints & Graphic Art)
Elephant folio. Pp. III-VIII, 90 + 73 plates. Contemporary half calf. Gilt decorated spine, 7 raised bands and with 7 gilt fleurons and gilt-decorated red morocco title shield. Title vignette, dedication with engraved vignette, 73 full-page engraved plates (44 with 2 illustrations), of which 19 depicting bas-reliefs and 9 engraved text-illustrations (ca 1/3 page). Several decorated 5-line initials. � A monumental work on ancient Rome with splendid large views of monuments, squares, ruins, the in- and exterior of many buildings, architecture and sculpture. All copper engravings after Jean Barbault by Montagu, Freicenet, Giraud, Bouchard in the style of Piranesi. The first 54 plates show a collection of differen ruins like a.o. the Panth�on (with plan), the Temple of Peace, the Vesta temple, the Temple of Venus and Cupido, the Arch of Titus,the Arch of Drusus, the Theatre of Marcellus, Caracalla�s Circus, Trajan�s Column, Obelisques, Cesar�s Palace &c. The last 19 plates show different antique bas-reliefs like Isis�statue, Faune�s Statue, Mel�agre�s Death &c. With a dedication, a preface and a table of engravings. Jean Barbault (Viarmes, 1718 - Rome, 1762) was a French painter and engraver who spent his artistic career in Rome. As a painter, he is considered a minor artist. In 2010 there was an exposition of his paintings at Strasbourg (Dominique Jacquot : Jean Barbault. Le Th��tre de la vie italienne, Ed. Mus. Strasbourg). But he is best remembered for his series of prints on the antiquities of Rome, as well as two other series of archaeological plates. In Paris he was a pupil of Jean Restout (II). In 1747 he failed to win the Prix de Rome and the went to Rome at his own expense. Nevertheless, in 1749 he became a pensionnaire at the Acad�mie de France in Rome (it was not absolutely necessary to win the Paris contest to enter the Palazzo Mancini ; in fact, some winners never made the trip). But four years later he was soon thrown out of the Acad�mie by the new director (Charles-Joseph Natoir) and even worse, loaded with debts. In the meantime, Barbault had become a member of the circle of Paolo Anesi, Philoth�e Fran�ois Duflos and Giovanni Battista Piranesi and made engravings for the �Varie vedute di Roma antica e moderna published in Rome�. ( see : Michael Bryan: Biographical and Critical Dictionary of Painters and Engravers - 1813-16). Barbault did not only engrave antique ruins, but he also painted them, as well as idealized Roman landscapes. His work was greatly influenced by Giovanni Paolo Pannini (1691 �1765), a Roman architect and painter, particularly interested in the city�s antiquities, known as one of the Vedutisti, especialy for his Roman vistas. The work is dedicated to Jean-Fran�ois-Joseph de Rochechouart (1708-1777), Bishop of Laon, later Cardinal and a scion of the oldest noble French family. His predecessor struggled with the Jansenists, but Rochechouart was primarily concerned with the social peace in his diocese. He was charged by Louis XV with a mission to Clement XIII in order to bring about the definitive suppression of the Jesuits. With a table of contents. Half-title missing, binding a bit chafed and worn, upper margin of title page, dedication and preface repaired with a bit text-loss, 5 plates and 3 leaves with margin repairs ( no text loss), 5 plates and 2 leaves with stains (usually marginal). Nevertheless, a good copy and still preserving the majestic splendour of this monumental edition.
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Les plus beaux Monuments de Rome ancienne ou: Recueil des plus beaux Morceaux de l�Antiquit� Romaine qui existent encore: dessin�es par Monsieur Barbault Peintre, ancien Pensionnaire du Roy a Rome, et grav�s en 128 planches avec leur explication.

Jean Barbault