Pair Of Etchings XVIIth C Architecture Roma

Facies externa templi Sanctae Mariae a Vallicella congregationis A.B. Philippo Nerio fundatae familiae cesiae magnificentia exaedificati, 1625
Valerianus Regnarius 1620-1650
by Regnart Valérian, french engraving XVII th c.

First state,
original etching engraved by Valerianus Regnartius for his series on Roman Churches.
Valérian Regnart (active in Roma between1626 to 1650 circa) was a french engaver, living in the fierst half of the XVIIth c.
Published in Roma by François Collignon in 1650, without any title, but in a set known as: Praecipia urbis templa
the plates show elevations, sections and plans of 16^th and 17^th century Roman churches, figuring captions identifying them and their architects (with occasional misattributions.)
They include works by Carlo Maderno, G. della Porta, F. da Volterra, the Longhi family, G.B. Soria and many other known architectes of the time.
38,8 x 26,6 cm cuvette (plate) 15.27 in. x 10.47 in.
42,1 x 29,8 cm feuille (sheet) 16.57 in. x 11.73 in
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