Luigi Speranza
PETER PAUL RUBENS (1577-1640), Palazzi . di Genova. Antwerp: Enrico e Cornelio Verdusson, 1708.
This architectural pattern book, containing
over 130 plans and facades conforming
to the rules of Greek and Roman architecture, was
Rubens' only work on pure architecture.
It was first issued as a series of plates in two parts,
"Palazzi Moderni di Genova"
and
"Palazzi Antichi di Genova", in 1622.
Subsequent editions appeared in 1652 and 1663.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
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