Italian album of 9 antique anatomical drawings, signed and dated 1719

Italian album of 9 antique anatomical drawings, signed and dated 1719

€2,800

Italian album of 9 antique anatomical drawings, signed and dated 1719

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Categories: Medicine, Other Medical Antiques

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An amazing Italian album of 9 antique anatomical drawings, each of them signed “Francescho Vittorio Peretti fecit”, dated 1719 and numbered, from 2 to 10 (the “1” should be the cover, not numbered). They’re clearly “inspired” by the works of Vesalius and Valverde 

On the cover is the title “Anotomie Del Corpo Humano Fate da Francesco Vittorio Peretti – Fate del 1719 in Porto Ma….”. On the top of the cover there’s also “Laus Deo” + handwritten I can’t decipher.
Great quality, the 3 skeletons have been represented as “memento mori”, titled “re/ regina/ e morte” (“king/ queen/ and death”), with the symbols of the human vanity (crowns) and the sandglass for the expired life.
Measurements: 27 x 20 cm

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