Barberinae Aulae Fornix Romae Eq Petri Berettini Cortonensis Picturis Admirandus Cuius?solditem=true

by Pietro Cortona Da Berrettini

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Folio 46 x 33 cm , 10 numbered plates including title, of which 8 are double-page ‘pinxit in Aula Barberina’. Two rare suites of engravings depicting Pietro da Cortona’s celebrated frescoes in the salone of Palazzo Barberini and the Pitti Palace, then the residence of the Duke of Etro. Cortona was commissioned by Cardinal Francesco to create the artistic centerpiece of the Barberini palace, a fresco which is now recognized as his most

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