CARDUCHO Vicente Dialogos de la pintura y defensa, origen, essencia, definicion, modos y diferencias.

Palau, 44114; Brunet I, 1575 “volume recherché et peu commun”.

First edition, illustrated with 9 full-page etchings. 

The painter Vicente Carducho (Florence 1578 – Madrid, 1638) came to Madrid as a young child, where he was educated at the court of Phillip III thogether with his brother Bartholomy. At his brother’s death Vincente became the offical court painter and finished his brother’s work at the Prado. Until the arrival of Velazquez Vicente was seen as the most important painter of the time. His work, dedicated to Phillip IV, “est un excellent traité qui prolongeait son enseignement et son influence” (Bénézit).

Palau already indicates the rarity of the book “actualmente es muy dificil hacerse con un ejemplar perfecto de esta obra”; it was reprinted in 1865. 

Fine copy, some quires toned. 

Unidentified monogram on the title-page.