The Devonshire Collection of Italian Drawings - 4-volume boxed set

4 volumes. Contains: Venetian and North Italian Schools, Bolognese and Emilian Schools, Tuscan and Umbrian Schools and Roman and Neapolitan Schools.
These volumes are devoted to the Italian schools with detailed entries for nearly one thousand drawings from the fifteenth century to the eighteenth, among them numerous reattributions and discoveries. Subperbly produced and illustrated, largely in color. In addition to the catalogue there is an account of the formation of the Collection, an introduction to the schools and artists represented and full scholarly apparatus that enables the catalogue to be used independently of the other volumes. near fine books in near fine dust jackets.