For over sixty years Sir Nikolaus Pevsner’s study of European architecture has been regarded as a seminal work which has inspired countless students ...
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Continue Reading →Leonardo Agostini (1593–1669) was an Italian antiquary of the 17th century, born at Grosseto, near Siena. Agostino was employed for some time as ...
Continue Reading →Jacob Spon (or Jacques; in English dictionaries given as James) (Lyon 1647, Lyon – 25 December 1685 Vevey, Switzerland) was a French doctor ...
Continue Reading →Gérard Audran (or Girard Audran) (2 August 1640 – 26 July 1703), was a French engraver of the Audran family, the third son ...
Continue Reading →Joachim von Sandrart (12 May 1606 – 14 October 1688) was a German Baroque art-historian and painter, active in Amsterdam during the Dutch ...
Continue Reading →Joachim von Sandrart (12 May 1606 – 14 October 1688) was a German Baroque art-historian and painter, active in Amsterdam during the Dutch ...
Continue Reading →Pietro Santi Bartoli (also Sante or Santo; 1635 – 7 November 1700) was an Italian engraver, draughtsman and painter. He moved to Rome in 1635 ...
Continue Reading →Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani (13 September 1564 – 27 December 1637) was an aristocratic Italian banker, art collector and intellectual of the late 16th ...
Continue Reading →«Secolo del genio», come volle definirlo lo Whitehead in rapporto alla stupefacente avventura della nuova scienza, il Seicento è un’epoca che lo storico ...
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