CARDUCCI, VINCENZIO. Dialogo de la Pintura, su Defensa, Origen, Esse[n]cia, Definicion, Modos y Diferencias. 8 (of 9) etched plates. [21], 162 leaves, including engraved title. 8vo, early 19th-century tree sheep with morocco lettering piece, joints

CARDUCCI, VINCENZIO. Dialogo de la Pintura, su Defensa, Origen, Esse[n]cia, Definicion, Modos y Diferencias. 8 (of 9) etched plates. [21], 162 leaves, including engraved title. 8vo, early 19th-century tree sheep with morocco lettering piece, joints rubbed, top of spine chipped; engraved matter cropped in outer margins. Madrid: Fr[ancis]co Martinez, 1633 [colophon dated 1634] E800-1200 FIRST EDITION. "Dialogues on art between a master and his pupil, written by an Italian painter who emigrated to Spain. A Spanish source for ideas and examples of Italian art"-Arntzen & Rainwater H59. Palau 44114. BOUND WITH: Memorial Informatorio por los Pintores en el Pleyto, que tratan con el se¤or Fiscal de su Magestad, en el Real Consejo de Hazienda, sobre la Exempcion del Arte de la Pintura. Madrid: Juan Goncalez, 1629. Collection of depositions and testimony by Lope de Vega Carpio and others on behalf of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging a tax levied on works of art. This copy is incomplete, with contents bound out of order as follows: 17-21, [1]; 17-26; [1]-22 25-30; 33-38; [1]-16; [1]-18 leaves.