Bidspirit auction | [ART] - ARMENINI Giovanni Battista

[ART] - ARMENINI Giovanni Battista (1530 - 1609) - [Art Theory – Important Mannerist Treatise On The Principles Of Painting] - “De' veri precetti della pittura di M. Gio. Battista Armenini da Faenza. Libri Tre. Ne' quali con bell'ordine d'utili, & buoni avertimenti, per chi desidera in essa farsi con prestezza eccellente; si dimostrano i modi principali del disegnare, & del dipignere, & di fare le Pitture, che si convengono alle conditioni de' luoghi, & delle persone…”. Ravenna, Francesco Tebaldini for Tommaso Pasini in Bologna, 1587. in-4 (211 x 149 mm), pp. [20], 229, [3]. Complete. Contemporary binding in full parchment. Roman and italic type, 34 lines plus headline. Woodcut printer's device on title-page. Moisture stain on the title page, otherwise in perfect condition. First edition of Armenini's treatise on art, which opens by lamenting its recent decline; Armenini (1530-1609) was a painter of the Mannerist period, though by the time he wrote this work he was no longer an active artist but a priest near Faenza. As well as discussing his theory of painting, Armenini also describes the trials and tribulations of the profession of artist. His treatise was reprinted in Venice in 1678. •⁠> This lot is located in and ships from the UK. No export license is required for values under £65,000; above this threshold, a UK export license will be needed. Import duties and taxes in the destination country are the buyer's responsibility.