Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Patch, Thomas, 1725-1782
Title:
[Pictures of Giotto in the church of the Carmelites].
Alternate Title(s):
Title in Smiles: 12 engravings from the pictures of Giotto in the Church of the Carmelites at Florence
Published / Created:
In Firenze : [publisher not identified], l'anno MDCCLXXII [1772]
Physical Description:
[2] pages, XII leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations, portraits ; 49 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
L 210.128 (Folio A)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
The destroyed frescoes of the Manetti Chapel in Santa Maria del Carmine are presently attributed to Spinello Aretino.

Title derived from first line of text in "To the reader."

Engraved dedication above letterpress on page [1] reads: Al nobil uomo il signore Bernardo Manetti patrizio Fiorentino Tommaso Patch dedica questi monumenti dell'antico splendore di sua famiglia in segno di obbligazione e di stima.

Title on wrappers: La Cappella Manetti dipinta a fresco da Giotto.

Imprint from end of text, page [2].

Issued in an edition of 40 copies.

Smiles, S. "Thomas Patch (1725-1782) and early Italian art." In British Art Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, spring-summer 2013, pages 50-58

Watson, F.J.B. "Patch." In Walpole Society, 28 (1939-1940), 61 and page 27

Le Blanc, C. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, III, page 153 (79-90)
Subject Terms:
Giotto, 1266?-1337. | Spinello, di Luca Spinelli, approximately 1350–1410. | Santa Maria del Carmine (Church : Florence, Italy) | Hilles, Frederick Whiley, 1900– -- Donor.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints. | Etchings.
Contributors:
Giotto, 1266?-1337, attributed name. | Spinello, di Luca Spinelli, approximately 1350–1410.