Piazza e Chiesa Collegiata di S. Venanzio Martire di Camerino

Reference: S1049
Author Francesco Sesone
Year: 1760
Zone: Camerino
Printed: Naples
Measures: 185 x 165 mm
€60.00

Reference: S1049
Author Francesco Sesone
Year: 1760
Zone: Camerino
Printed: Naples
Measures: 185 x 165 mm
€60.00

Description

View of the city taken from the Neapolitan edition of the work of Thomas Salmon, Lo stato presente di tutti i paesi e popoli del mondo naturale, politico e morale con nuove osservazioni degli antichi e modemi viaggiatori. Scritto in inglese dal signor Salmon. Tradotto in olandese e franzese ed ora in italiano, in questa seconda edizione più corretto in Naples, by Francesco Ricciardo (later Vincenzo Mazzola and Angelo Vocola) 1738-1767.

The work, whose original title was Modern history, or the present state of all nations, was translated from English and printed for the first time in Venice by Albrizzi (1737-1766). The publisher Francesco Ricciardi realized a pirated copy, in Naples, starting from 1738. The collection, in 25 tomes, was printed from 1738 to 1753 by Ricciardi; starting from the 18th volume, by Vincenzo Mazzola and Angelo Vocola. The plates were engraved by Francesco Sesone and Francesco Cepparuli.

In particular, Sesone was one of the most industrious engravers in 18th century Naples, producing a large number of plates for books on archaeology. Giovanni Gori Gandellini says of Sesone: Roman, attended the profession of carving under the direction of Frezza, and in fact succeeded as a great designer, and engraver burin, and strong water. He did not leave to bring back in print many works of talented men with an admirable sweetness and with great vagueness. He lived in Naples in 1733 with great fame at the age of 28 years [...] He was not a novice, and this is demonstrated by the work done even before '40: with Ricciardi had engraved, designed by Ferdinando Sanfelice, a plate for a celebratory text, and others for a work of Thomas Salmon very popular in those years.

Copper engraving, in good condition.

Francesco Sesone (Roma 1705 - Napoli dopo il 1757)

Francesco Sesone was one of the most industrious engravers in 18th century Naples, producing a large number of plates for books on archaeology. Giovanni Gori Gandellini says of Sesone: "Roman, attended the profession of engraver under the direction of Giorlamo Frezza. He did not leave to bring back in print many works of talented men with an admirable sweetness and with great vagueness. He lived in Naples in 1733 with great fame at the age of 28 years [...] He was not a novice, and this is demonstrated by the work done even before '40: with Ricciardi had engraved, designed by Ferdinando Sanfelice, a table for a celebratory text, and others for a work of Thomas Salmon very popular in those years. Probably those collaborations gave him the opportunity to work for the Antichità di Ercolano Esposte (1755-1771) by Ottavio Antonio Baiardi. Sesone also played an important role in the illustration of the Neapolitan edition of Thomas Salmon's work, Lo stato presente di tutti i paesi e popoli del mondo naturale, politico e morale con nuove osservazioni degli antichi e modemi viaggiatori, in Naples, by Francesco Ricciardo, 1738. The work, in 24 tomes, was printed, starting from the 18th, by Vincenzo Mazzola and Angelo Vocola; Ricciardi printed it from 1738 to 1753, and Sesone engraved the antiporta of the frontispiece of twelve of the seventeen tomes and as many as 66 cartographic and typographic engravings of different formats.

Francesco Sesone (Roma 1705 - Napoli dopo il 1757)

Francesco Sesone was one of the most industrious engravers in 18th century Naples, producing a large number of plates for books on archaeology. Giovanni Gori Gandellini says of Sesone: "Roman, attended the profession of engraver under the direction of Giorlamo Frezza. He did not leave to bring back in print many works of talented men with an admirable sweetness and with great vagueness. He lived in Naples in 1733 with great fame at the age of 28 years [...] He was not a novice, and this is demonstrated by the work done even before '40: with Ricciardi had engraved, designed by Ferdinando Sanfelice, a table for a celebratory text, and others for a work of Thomas Salmon very popular in those years. Probably those collaborations gave him the opportunity to work for the Antichità di Ercolano Esposte (1755-1771) by Ottavio Antonio Baiardi. Sesone also played an important role in the illustration of the Neapolitan edition of Thomas Salmon's work, Lo stato presente di tutti i paesi e popoli del mondo naturale, politico e morale con nuove osservazioni degli antichi e modemi viaggiatori, in Naples, by Francesco Ricciardo, 1738. The work, in 24 tomes, was printed, starting from the 18th, by Vincenzo Mazzola and Angelo Vocola; Ricciardi printed it from 1738 to 1753, and Sesone engraved the antiporta of the frontispiece of twelve of the seventeen tomes and as many as 66 cartographic and typographic engravings of different formats.