Icnographia Templi S. Martinae ad Arcum Septimii...

Reference: S41590
Author Valérien Regnard
Year: 1650
Printed: Rome
Measures: 250 x 375 mm
€100.00

Reference: S41590
Author Valérien Regnard
Year: 1650
Printed: Rome
Measures: 250 x 375 mm
€100.00

Description

Chiesa Santi Luca e Martina martiri. Above the inscription in Latin: "Icnographia Templi S. Martinae ad Arcum Septimii quod E. T. .S. Lucae Evangelistae".

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.