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BARRIÈRE, Dominique. Villa Pamphilia, eiusque Palatium, cum suis prospectibus, statuae, fontes, vivaria, theatra, areolae, plantarum, viarumque ordines. Rome: Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi, [ca 1650-1655].
2° (417 x 297mm). Title with engraved vignette of the Pamphili arms. Engraved portrait of Prince Camillo Pamphili by L. Visscher after G.B. Gaulus of Genoa, 83 engraved plates, one double-page, 6 folding, by Barrière, Giovanni Battista Falda and others. (One folding plate detached, occasional light marginal soiling.) Old vellum over pasteboard (inner hinges repaired).
FIRST EDITION of this fine record of the Villa Pamphili, the last and most magnificent of the Roman villas built in the 16th and 17th centuries. The construction of the villa, under the architect G.F. Grimaldi and the sculptor Algardi, lasted from 1644 to 1648, and the gardens were laid out for Camillo Pamphili in 1650. The house included some of the finest stucco work of the 17th century, and a main feature of the gardens was the collection of Roman and Greek statuary, displayed in niches in the facade of the villa and in the grounds. 'The south half of the park was left quite natural, with pine groves and zoological gardens adding to the diversification of this restful retreat for the Pope and his family.' (Builders and Humanists Houston, 1966, p.182). The work can be dated, by the dedication, to after the death of Innocent X in 1655. Brunet V, 1233.
2° (417 x 297mm). Title with engraved vignette of the Pamphili arms. Engraved portrait of Prince Camillo Pamphili by L. Visscher after G.B. Gaulus of Genoa, 83 engraved plates, one double-page, 6 folding, by Barrière, Giovanni Battista Falda and others. (One folding plate detached, occasional light marginal soiling.) Old vellum over pasteboard (inner hinges repaired).
FIRST EDITION of this fine record of the Villa Pamphili, the last and most magnificent of the Roman villas built in the 16th and 17th centuries. The construction of the villa, under the architect G.F. Grimaldi and the sculptor Algardi, lasted from 1644 to 1648, and the gardens were laid out for Camillo Pamphili in 1650. The house included some of the finest stucco work of the 17th century, and a main feature of the gardens was the collection of Roman and Greek statuary, displayed in niches in the facade of the villa and in the grounds. 'The south half of the park was left quite natural, with pine groves and zoological gardens adding to the diversification of this restful retreat for the Pope and his family.' (Builders and Humanists Houston, 1966, p.182). The work can be dated, by the dedication, to after the death of Innocent X in 1655. Brunet V, 1233.