print; illustrated book

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Object Type: print; illustrated book
Museum number: 1972,U.223.1-7
Description: Antonio Campi, "Cremona fedelissima città, et nobilissima colonia de Romani, rappresentata in disegno col suo contado, et illustrata d'una breue historia delle cose piu notabili appartenenti ad essa, et de i ritratti naturali de duchi, et duchesse di Milano, e compendio delle lor vite" (Milano, Giovanni Battista Bidelli) 1645; including: a folded woodcut map of Cremona; a title-page with an angel inscribing the dedication to Philip IV, coat of arms below; a dedication to Philip IV from the publisher, and a dedication to Philip II from the author; a preface; the portrait of the artist Campi; another folded map of Cremona engraved by da Lodi; the Caraccio of Cremona led into battle engraved by Campi; the portraits of: Oberto Palavicino, Ezelinus III (woodcut), Bosius Dovaria, Guglielmo Cavacalbo, Cabrino Fondulo, Marco Girolamo Vida, Francesco Sfondrati, Ponzino Ponzoni, Nicolo Sfondrati; Giangaleazzo Visconti, Caterina Visconti, Giovanni Maria Visconti, Antonia Malatesta, Filippo Maria Visconti, Beatrice de Tenda, Francesco Sforza, Bianca Maria Visconti, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Bona Filiberti, Giangaleazzo Maria Sforza, Isabella of Aragon, Lodovico Maria Sforza, Beatrice d'Este, Massimiliano Sforza, Francesco Maria Sforza, Christina of Denmark, Charles V, Isabella of Portugal, Philp II, Maria of Portugal, Mary, Queen of England, Isabella of France, Anne of Austria engraved by A. Carracci, followed by: 'La forma esteriore del Duomo di Cremona'; 'La forma esteriore della famosa alta torre di Cremona', 'La pianta della istessa torre'; 'La pianta del battistero'; 'La forma esteriore del battistero di Cremona'; 'Discrittione dil contado territorio et diocesi di Cremona con suoi confini'; several woodcut historaited initials; head-pieces and tail-pieces; printer's colophon. Bound in brown leather binding with blind-tooled border. Woodcut, etching and engraving
Producer name: After: Antonio Campi; Print made by: Agostino Carracci; Published by: Giovanni Battista Bidelli; Published by: Hippolito Tromba; Print made by: David da Lodi
School/style
Production date: 1645
Production place: Published in: Milan (city)
Materials
Technique: etching; engraving; letterpress; woodcut
Dimensions: Height: 490 millimetres (and smaller); Height: 250 millimetres (approx. sheet size of each page); Width: 200 millimetres; Width: 715 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: For the first edition (1582) see 1850,1014.455.1-42. Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Illustration to: Antonio Campi; Portrait of: Philip II, King of Spain (Dedicatee); Portrait of: Cabrino Fondulo, Lord of Cremona; Portrait of: Marco Girolamo Vida; Portrait of: Cardinal Francesco Sfondrati; Portrait of: Ponzino Ponzoni; Portrait of: Pope Gregory XIV; Portrait of: Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan; Portrait of: Giovanni Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan; Portrait of: Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan; Portrait of: Francesco Sforza, Lord of Cremona; Portrait of: Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan and Doge of Genoa; Portrait of: Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan; Portrait of: Isabella of Aragon; Portrait of: Massimiliano Sforza, Duke of Milan; Portrait of: Francesco II Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan; Portrait of: Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan, then Duchess of Lorraine; Portrait of: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor; Portrait of: Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy; Portrait of: Maria of Portugal; Portrait of: Mary I, Queen of England; Portrait of: Isabella of France, Queen of Edward II; Portrait of: Anne of Austria, Queen and Regent of France
Associated places: Topographic representation of: Cremona; Associated with: Milan
Associated titles
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1889
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1972,U.223.1-7

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