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[Art] Planiscig, Andrea Riccio, 1927
[First Edition]
Planiscig, Leo. Andrea Riccio. Schroll, Wien, 1927.
Folio, green cloth binding pp. 504.
586 illustrations in black-and-white
Andrea Riccio (c. 1470 – 1532) was an Italian sculptor and occasional architect, whose real name was Andrea Briosco, but is usually known by his sobriquet meaning "curly"; he is also known as Il Riccio and Andrea Crispus ("curly" in Latin). He is mainly known for small bronzes, often practical objects such as inkwells, door knockers or fire-dogs, exquisitely sculpted and decorated in a classicising Renaissance style.