Leonardo Da Vinci's Treatise of Painting
Author | : Richard Shaw Pooler |
Publisher | : Vernon Press |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2020-10-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781622739882 |
ISBN-13 | : 1622739884 |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This book traces the story of the world's greatest treatise on painting - Leonardo Da Vinci's "Treatise of Painting". It combines an extensive body of literature about the Treatise with original research to offer a unique perspective on: • Its origins, and history of how it survived the dispersal of manuscripts; • Its contents, their significance and how Leonardo developed his Renaissance Theory of Art; • The development of both the abridged and complete printed editions; • How the printed editions have influenced treatises and art history throughout Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, and America from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Centuries.