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The painters voyage of Italy : in which all the famous paintings of the most eminent masters are particularised, as they are preserved in the several cities of Italy : chiefly related to their altar-pieces, and such other paintings as are ornamental in their churches : and also many choice pictures, kept as jewels, in the palaces of particular persons : whereunto is added that excellent collection of Signior Septale, in his closet at Milan ...

by: Barri, Giacomo, approximately 1630-approximately 1690

Publication date: 1679

Topics: Settala, Manfredo, 1600-1680, Painting, Painting, Italian, Church buildings, Settala, Manfredo, 1600-1680 -- Art collections, Painting -- Italy -- Early works to 1800, Painting, Italian -- Early works to 1800, Church buildings -- Italy -- Early works to 1800, Italy -- Guidebooks, Italy

Publisher: London : Printed for Tho. Flesher at the Angel and Crown in S. Pauls church-yard

Collection: getty; americana

Contributor: Getty Research Institute

Language: English

Volume: c.1

Translation of: Viaggio pittoresco d'Italia

Running title: The painter's voiage of Italy

Plates engraved by William Lodge

Signatures: A-L

Includes index

Wing (2nd ed.)

Library's copy 1 from Theodore Besterman's library. Cf. Besterman, T. Art books, p. 9

Library's copy 2 has pages trimmed and framed in sheets 25 x 20 cm., and is extra-illustrated with 10 leaves of plates, an engraving of the duomo in Milan and 10 ports., 2 ports. back to back in one mounting. Lodge's port. of Veronese incorrectly bound in at p. 55

8 preliminary leaves, 159 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates : 18 cm. (8vo)

Signatures: A-L⁸