Aedes Barberinae ad Quirinalem...descriptæ
Girolamo Teti
(Italian, 17th century)
Cornelis Bloemaert
(Dutch, 1603–1684)
Camillo Cungi
(Italian, active first half of 17th century)
Johann Friedrich Greuter
(German (worked in Italy), 1590/93–1662)
Michel Natalis
(Netherlandish, 1610–1668)
Guido Ubaldo Abbatini
(Italian, about 1600–1656)
Carlo Antonio Sacchi
(Italian, about 1616 to about 1706)
Andrea Camassei
(Italian, 1602–1649)
Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini)
(Italian (Roman), 1596–1669)
1642
Place of PublicationRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 32 full-page or folding engraved plates and numerous engraved vignettes
DimensionsOverall: 36 x 25 x 3 cm (14 3/16 x 9 13/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Philip Hofer in honor of Henry P. Rossiter
Accession number54.56
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This deluxe guide to Rome’s Barberini palace includes accounts both of the marvelous objects in the family collection and descriptions of the building itself. The book was a giveaway for distinguished guests, and was meant to celebrate the family’s glory. Even the title is a congratulatory in-joke. In Latin, aedes can mean palace, but it also means “beehive.” The Barberinis’ family symbol was the bee; what better word to include in the title of a description of their palace?
Paul Gavarni (Hippolyte Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier)
1840–42