BERRETTINI, PIETRO (PIETRO DA CORTONA). 1596-1669.


Tabulae anatomicae. Rome: Antonio de Rossi for Fausto Amidei, 1741. Folio (466 x 320 mm). Title printed in red and black, engraved vignette on title, engraved headpieces and initials, 27 engraved plates at end. Rebound to style in modern calf gilt, pages uncut. Marginal stains to lower outside corner affecting most leaves.SECOND EDITION with revised plates, removing superfluous details and restoring them to a form closer to Berettini's original drawings. Berrettini, usually referred to in art circles as Pietro da Cortona, was best known for his ceiling frescoes at the Barberini Palace in Rome and Pitti Palace in Florence. Choulant-Frank, pp 235-239; Heirs of Hippocrates 470; Garrison and Morton 395.2; Waller 983; Wellcome II, p 146 (all for 1741 edition).