Wannenes Libri e Manoscritti Auction Led by Minghetti Library and Leonardi Battle Treatise
On 15 October, Wannenes is set to conduct its Libri e Manoscritti auction in a web-live format. Among the prominent items are Lot 142, which features the personal collection of Italian politician Marco Minghetti, estimated at 40,000–60,000 euros, and Lot 47, an unpublished work by Giovan Giacomo Leonardi titled Delle battaglie de nostri tempi, with a valuation of 60,000–100,000 euros. The catalogue includes various sections such as Malta e Sicilia (lot 15, 5,000–8,000 euros), Incunaboli e libri del XVI secolo (lots 32 and 33, up to 6,000 euros), and Medicina e scienza (lot 62, 15,000–25,000 euros). Additional notable lots include Lot 105 (up to 6,000 euros) and Lot 147 (1,000–1,500 euros). The complete catalogue is accessible online.
Fatti principali
- Wannenes' Libri e Manoscritti auction takes place on 15 October in web-live format
- Lot 142, the personal library of Marco Minghetti, is estimated at 40,000–60,000 euros
- Lot 47, Giovan Giacomo Leonardi's Delle battaglie de nostri tempi, is estimated at 60,000–100,000 euros and includes 39 battle rules, 91 military theses and nine drawings
- A Messina-made portolan atlas from the second half of the sixteenth century is lot 15, estimated 5,000–8,000 euros
- The first edition of Andrea Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica, Basel, 1543, is lot 62, estimated 15,000–25,000 euros
- The Museum Florentinum lot 105 contains 741 engravings of the Medici collections, estimated up to 6,000 euros
- Giuseppe Verdi's 1891 photographic portrait dedication is lot 147, estimated 1,000–1,500 euros
- George Grosz's Ecce Homo is lot 158, estimated 1,500–2,500 euros
Entità
Artisti
- Marco Minghetti
- Giovan Giacomo Leonardi
- Aristotele
- Valerio Massimo
- Andrea Vesalio
- Genovesi
- Beccaria
- Filangieri
- Michelangelo
- 'Azim Khan
- Jahangir
- Giovanni David
- Marco Ricci
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Alessandro Manzoni
- George Grosz
- Francesco Chiappelli
Istituzioni
- Wannenes
- Colbert family
- Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
- Musei Vaticani
Luoghi
- Malta
- Sicilia
- Messina
- Italia
- Basilea
- Svizzera
- Firenze
- Città del Vaticano
Fonti
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