Doni (Pietro). Pitture del Doni, Academico Pellegrino. Nelle quali si mostra di nuova inventione:

Doni (Pietro). Pitture del Doni, Academico Pellegrino. Nelle quali si mostra di nuova inventione: Amore, Fortuna, Tempo, Castita, Religione, Sdegno, Riforma, Morte, Sonno & Sogno, Huomo, Republica, & Magnanimita, Libro Primo [all pub.], Paduo, 1564,. title with printer's woodcut device, old inscription to verso (covered with bistre crayon), light water stain to upper portion of title, first three leaves and final leaf of text with minor paper repair to extreme outer corners, large pictorial woodcut initials, some minor marks throughout, later marbled boards with dark blue morocco label to spine, rubbed and a little chipped at head and foot of spine, 4to. An important work on the art of painting, with suggestions for appropriate subjects. The text refers to important contemporary figures such as Vasari, Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Gonzaga, Strozzi, etc. (1)