Le Primatice
Softcover
1928 · Paris
by Dimier, Louis
Paris: Albin Michel, 1928. Softcover. G+ (Page edges show wear and some foxing; some pages have been left uncut.). White wraps, with tissue paper cover, 115 pp., plus 58 BW plates. #1415 of 1650 copies printed on alfa paper. Text is in French. A biographical and artistic account of Italian painter and architect Francesco Primaticcio (1504?-1570), who spent much of his career in France. Said to be one of the first individuals to use stucco or to work with frescos The first half of the book contains the narrative, and the second half consists of plates that illustrate his work. (Inventory #: 136204)