THE ARTS OF THE ANCIENTSJUNIUS, FRANCISCUS. De pictura veterum libri tres . . .. Engraved allegorical frontispiece, engraved portrait of Junius by van Gunst after van der Werff. Two parts in one. 296, [18] pages; [16] leaves, 236, [16] pages. Folio, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, worn. Rotterdam: R. Leers, 1694
Monumental work on the arts of the ancients including painting, sculpture and architecture. First published in 1637, this edition is considerably augmented by the editor, Dutch scholar J. G. Graevius, Professor at Utrecht. "An early work by a member or the circle of Rubens. According to Schlosser (A49) it is even today a rich source of antiquarian erudition"--Artntzen H64; Cicognara 148.<
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