Chinese Ordinary Pagoda
Chinese ordinary pagoda
Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VII, Plate XXV
Wonderful etching, hand-watercoloured, representing the interior of a typical Chinese Pagoda. From “New Scientific and Curious Dictionnary concerning the Sacred and the Profane , by Gianfrancesco Pivani, Venice, Benedetto Milocco, 1746-1751. From the Volume VII , a collection of 25 plates illustrating “ Uses and Costumes, Religious Rites of Asian people ”. In Perfect condition, including passepartout.
Passepartout Dim: cm 49 x 34
Chinese ordinary pagoda
Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VII, Plate XXV
Image Dim: cm 25.5 x 18; Sheet Dim: cm 37.5 x 23.8; Passepartout Dim: cm 49 x 34
Wonderful etching, hand-watercoloured, showing the interior of a typical Chinese Pagoda. From “New Scientific and Curious Dictionnary concerning the Sacred and the Profane , by Gianfrancesco Pivani, Venice, Benedetto Milocco, 1746-1751. From the Volume VII , a collection of 25 plates illustrating “ Uses and Costumes, Religious Rites of Asian people ”. In Perfect condition, including passepartout.
Pivati Gianfrancesco
Pivati's Nuovo dizionario is a bold contribution to Italian cultural debate in the middle of XVIII century. The wide, useful and interesting knowledge it contains is often taken from Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, Spanish and English, as well as Italian. “ The subjects treated are well researched and generally presented in a simple, direct style (…) ”. Pivati’s liberal voice was out of the chorus in the context of the rigid conformity predominated troughout the Italian peninsula. “He appears to be committed to Reason and Science as opposed to simple Faith, but he tries to avoid any direct challenge to the dogmatic teachings of the Church ”.
Ref: Silvano Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981.
Italian Version:
Pagode ordinaria della Cina
Acquaforte acquerellata a mano . Tom. VII- Tav. XXV
Imag. Dim: cm 25.5 x 18; Foglio Dim: cm 37.5 x 23.8; Passepartout Dim: cm 49 x 34
Meravigliosa acqueforte, acquerellate a mano, mostra una tipica Pagode cinese, vista dall'interno . Dal Nuovo Dizionario Scientifico e Curioso Sacro e Profano di Gianfrancesco Pivani, Tomo VII, Usi e Costumi, Riti religiosi popoli dell’Asia, Venezia, Benedetto Milocco Ed., 1746-1751. In Perfetto stato, incluso passepartout.
Pivati Gianfrancesco
Il Nuovo Dizionario di Pivati rappresenta un coraggioso contributo al dibattito culturale nell’Italia di metà Settecento. Il suo ricco e interessante studio sugli usi e costumi, sempre di ampio respiro e presentato in stile semplice, attinge al mondo ebraico, greco, latino, francese, spagnolo, inglese e italiano. La posizione liberale di Pivati è di sicuro fuori dal coro e si colloca in un contesto di rigido Conformismo predominante nella penisola italiana. “Sembra affidarsi alla ragione e alla scienza e opporsi alla semplice fede, ma allo stesso tempo cerca di evitare un’aperta sfida agli insegnamenti dogmatici della Chiesa”.
Ref: Silvano Garafalo, in: Frank Kafker, Notable Encyclopedias, Oxford 1981.
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