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Description of the chapel of the Annunziata dell'Arena; or, Giotto's chapel, in Padua. By Mrs. Callcott.
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CALLCOTT, Maria (Dundas) Graham, lady (1785--1842)
Description of the chapel of the Annunziata dell'Arena; or, Giotto's chapel, in Padua. By Mrs. Callcott.
London:, printed for the author, by Thomas Brettell,, 1835.
[4], 18, [2] p., litho. frontis. : [12] wd-engr. illus. ; 38.8 cm. (2°)
Lady Callcott's description is based on notes she made on the spot in November 1827. The accompanying wood-engravings are after drawings by her husband, Sir Augustus Wall Callcott, RA (1779--1844) whose landscape, The Passage Point (Soane Museum, New Picture Room), was commissioned by Sir John Soane in 1829 and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1830. The frontispiece, a sketch of the chapel by 'P. P.', was lithographed by Maria Callcott, and is dated 1834.
Binding Original brown paper-wrappers, title and date inscribed in ink on upper cover.
Reference Number 1834
Additional Names Cappella degli Scrovegni nell'Arena (Padua, Italy); Arena Chapel - Frescoes - 14th Century - Italian Painting; Giotto (1266?--1337)
Description of the chapel of the Annunziata dell'Arena; or, Giotto's chapel, in Padua. By Mrs. Callcott.
London:, printed for the author, by Thomas Brettell,, 1835.
[4], 18, [2] p., litho. frontis. : [12] wd-engr. illus. ; 38.8 cm. (2°)
Lady Callcott's description is based on notes she made on the spot in November 1827. The accompanying wood-engravings are after drawings by her husband, Sir Augustus Wall Callcott, RA (1779--1844) whose landscape, The Passage Point (Soane Museum, New Picture Room), was commissioned by Sir John Soane in 1829 and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1830. The frontispiece, a sketch of the chapel by 'P. P.', was lithographed by Maria Callcott, and is dated 1834.
Binding Original brown paper-wrappers, title and date inscribed in ink on upper cover.
Reference Number 1834
Additional Names Cappella degli Scrovegni nell'Arena (Padua, Italy); Arena Chapel - Frescoes - 14th Century - Italian Painting; Giotto (1266?--1337)