Facies Externa Templi Sancti Ludovici Regis Gallorum Nationis Gallicanae

Reference: S41592
Author Valérien Regnard
Year: 1650
Printed: Rome
Measures: 365 x 390 mm
€100.00

Reference: S41592
Author Valérien Regnard
Year: 1650
Printed: Rome
Measures: 365 x 390 mm
€100.00

Description

Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi. Above the inscription in Latin: "Facies Externa Templi Sancti Ludovici Regis Gallorum Nationis Gallicanae".

Etching, printed on contemporary laid paper, good condition.

Little is known about Regnard, except that he was a French engraver who spent much of his working life in Rome making fine engravings of the magnificent buildings and antiquities.

This work by Regnard was published in Rome by Francois Collignon in 1650, without a title, but in a set known as Praecipua urbis templa.

The plates show elevations, sections and plans of 16th- and 17th-century Roman churches, with captions identifying them and their architects (with occasional misattributions). They include work by Carlo Maderno, G. della Porta, F. da Volterra, the Longhi family, G.B. Soria and many others.

Rare.

Valérien Regnard (attivo a Roma dal 1626 al 1650 circa)

Engraver and publisher, active in Rome from 1626 until his death. Signs one print as 'Belga'. Pupil of Thomassin.

Valérien Regnard (attivo a Roma dal 1626 al 1650 circa)

Engraver and publisher, active in Rome from 1626 until his death. Signs one print as 'Belga'. Pupil of Thomassin.