Francesco Inghirami (1772-1846)
Four Celestial Globe Gores
from Monumenti Che Servono Di Corredo a Tutti L'Opera Dei Monumenti Etruschi [Etruscan Monuments]
Poligrafia Fiesolana dai Torchi dell'autore, Fiesole: 1826
Black and white engravings
11.75 x 8.5 inches, sheet
9.75 x 7.25 inches each, average approximate platemark
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Four Celestial Globe Gores
Francesco Inghirami, 1826
Francesco Inghirami, 1826
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A set of celestial globe gores, divided into three sections on each of four sheets. The constellations, including zodiacs, are shown according to figures of classical mythology. From a pioneering seven-volume set on Etruscan artifacts found in Italy, published between 1821 and 1826 by Francesco Inghirami, a noted archaeologist and specialist in Estrucan antiquities, who also made the original drawings. Only 350 copies were printed.
Francesco Inghirami developed an interest in antiquities during stays at the home of his uncle, Domenico Venuti, director of the Museo Borbonico and its associated porcelain factory. Inghirami became librarian of the public library at Volterra, the center of Etruscan art, and later of the Biblioteca Marcelliana in Florence. During this period, he embarked on his major project, making precise drawings of Etruscan objects. He published them himself at his own engraving and printing studio in the old abbey at Fiesole, with the encouragement of Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The Inghirami family's web site says he trained 40 young assistants in engraving and printing to execute the project. The resulting volumes were praised as "splendid" and "informed by a very clear intelligence" by his contemporary, Count Leopoldo Cicognara (1767-1834), a prominent expert and author on art and antiquities.
Reference:
"Inghirami (da Volterra)." Le Fattorie Inghirami. http://www.inghirami.it/Famiglia/inghirami_di_Volterra.pdf (1 April 2003).