Famous People

Amerigo Vespucci It is an original etching made in 1857, part of the Italian Iconoteca, a collection of sixty portraits of illustrious Italians.
This work depicts the famous Florentine navigator and cartographer, Amerigo Vespucci, born on March 18, 1454 and died on February 22, 1512 in Seville.

• Sheet size: cm. 23×32
• Engraving size: cm. 14×18
• Support: Strong paper
• Condition: Excellent, with some light rust spots on the edges, which do not affect the engraving.

Andrea de Leone, 1842 It is a lithographic engraving taken from Picturesque Polyorama, published in Naples in 1842.
This work measures cm. 12×14, with smaller margins, and is printed on a light sheet, printed on the back.

• Sheet size: cm. 12×14 approx.
• Condition: Excellent condition
• Support: Light paper

Andrea de Leone, born on 1 December 1733 in Forino (AV) and died in 1792 in Naples, was an important rector of the University of Salerno and Naples.
The full page containing the print is sent.

Andrea Palladio It is an original etching made in 1857, taken from the Italian Iconoteca, a collection of sixty portraits of illustrious Italians.
This work depicts Andrea Palladio, pseudonym of Andrea di Pietro, a Renaissance architect of great importance, known for his influence on Western architecture.

• Sheet size: cm. 23×32
• Engraving size: cm. 14×18
• Support: Strong paper
• Condition: Good, with some light rust stains at the edges, which do not affect the engraving.

Angelo Ferraro the Hedgehog It is a lithograph made in 1845, taken from the volume Picturesque Polyorama of Naples.
This small-sized print tells the fascinating story of Angelo Ferraro, known as “Riccio”, and his adventures as told in Luciella 'a surdatessa's tavern.

• Sheet size: cm. 10×14 approx.
• Support: Paper
• Condition: Excellent

The print has been removed from the book and features writing on the back, making it a unique piece for collectors and local history enthusiasts.

Antonio Canova, 1838 it's a lithographic printing of great historical and artistic value.
This work is taken from Picturesque Polyorama, a periodical publication that aimed to spread useful knowledge across all social classes.

• Sheet size: cm. 10x9 approx.
• Support: Paper
• Condition: Excellent

The print is contained in a page cut from the book and has writing on the verso. The entire page containing the print is shipped.

Antonio Canova It is a woodcut engraving made in 1861, taken from Picturesque Store of Paris.
This work features a joke of cm. 10×16 ed è stampata su carta leggera, con retro stampato.

• Condition: Excellent condition
• Artist: Antonio Canova, massimo esponente del Neoclassicismo
• Influenza: La sua arte ha avuto un impatto significativo sulla scultura dell’epoca

Aretusi Caesar It is an etching made in 1764, part of the Series of portraits of famous painters, published in Florence by the Moückiana printing house.
The engraving is the work of the engraver Antonio Pazzi and depicts the Bolognese painter Cesare Aretusi, known for his collaboration with Giambattista Fiorini in the decoration of the dome of St. Peter's in Bologna.

• Sheet size: cm. 37×49 approx.
• Engraving size: cm. 16×21 approx.
• Support: Heavy paper
• Condition: Good condition, with some stains on the edges that do not affect the engraving

Armed, Salvino of the Armed it is an original etching made in 1857, taken from the Iconoteca Italiana, a collection of sixty portraits of illustrious Italians.
This work has a frame of mm. 140×180 on a sheet of cm. 23×32, made on strong paper with white back.

• Condition: Very good, with some light foxing at the edges, which does not affect the engraving.
• History: Salvino degli Armati is known as one of the alleged inventors of glasses, although he is probably a character who never existed, the result of a 17th century forgery.

Assarotti Octavius It is an original etching made in 1857, part of the Italian Iconoteca – Collection of sixty portraits of illustrious Italians, published in Florence.
This work portrays Octavius John Baptist Assarotti, an important Italian religious man and theologian, known for being the founder of schools for the deaf and the inventor of the manual alphabet.

• Sheet size: cm. 23×32
• Size of the joke: mm. 140×180
• Support: Strong paper
• Condition: Good, with some light foxing on the edges, which does not affect the engraving