Fabbriche e Disegni (volume I) - Cavaliere Giulio Quarenghi and Giacomo Quarenghi (1844)

Cavaliere Giulio Quarenghi and Giacomo Quarenghi (author)

Bound volume with engraved portrait frontispiece and 59 engravings on wove paper

National Gallery of Art

This magnificent bound volume presents the architectural legacy of Giacomo Quarenghi, the Italian Neoclassical master who became Catherine the Great's court architect and transformed St. Petersburg's skyline. Featuring an engraved portrait frontispiece and 59 exquisite engravings showcasing his grand Palladian-inspired designs for palaces, theatres, and public buildings in Imperial Russia, this tome represents an essential document of 18th-century architectural vision. Compiled posthumously by his son Cavaliere Giulio Quarenghi, this volume offers collectors a rare window into the elegant neoclassical aesthetic that defined Russia's golden age of architecture.