Collection of 3 works in 4 volumes on painting: - Lot 24

Collection of 3 works in 4 volumes on painting: 1. CARRIERA (Rosalba): Diary during her stay in Paris in 1720 and 1721 published in Italian by Vianelli. Translated, annotated and enlarged with a biography and unpublished documents on the artists and amateurs of the time by Alfred Sensier. Paris, J. Techener, 1865. One volume. 12 by 19 cm. (4)-569-(2) pages. Paperback, in printed cover. Scattered foxing, otherwise good condition. First edition in French (E.O. in Italian: 1793). "Rosalba Carriera (Rosa-Alba Carriera), also known as la Rosalba, gained a certain reputation for her works and especially for her pastel portraits. She came to Paris in 1720, at the height of the Regency, and kept a diary of her trip. Welcomed at court, where her pastels were all the rage, she was in contact with the highest society of the time; so her diary, in addition to containing a wealth of artistic information, contains valuable insights into the Parisian movement of the time". 2. VASARI (Giorgio): The lives of the most excellent painters, sculptors and architects. Translation by Charles Weiss. Third revised and corrected edition. Paris, Dorbon-Aîné, s.d.. 2 volumes. 15.5 by 24 cm. Continuous pagination of XI-(1)-944 pages + 2 ff. n.ch. (faux-titre and title tome II) + 1 folding plate h.t. Contemporary ochre half-basin, 5-rib spine richly decorated, red title-pieces, covers preserved. A very fine copy. A classic, well bound. There is a volume III of errata and supplements. 3. REYNOLDS (Sir Joshua): Discourses on Painting. Lettres au flâneur, followed by Voyages pittoresques. Published in full for the first time by Louis Dimier. Illustrated with 16 plates hors texte. Paris, Renouard, H. Laurens, 1909. One volume. 16 by 25 cm. 1 portrait-(4)-458 pages + 15 plates h.t. Paperback, in printed cover. Good condition; paperback, printed cover. Critical edition by the renowned art historian Louis Dimier. H. Parabod, Discourses on art and the discourse of art: "Reynolds, of all the painters of his time in Great Britain, is perhaps the one who has presented the most profound critical and philosophical reflections on his art."