Treatise on the Art of Painting

OF THE TABLE

Which paintings are required in bright temples In this context, "temples" (templi) refers to churches or sacred buildings., consistories Formal assembly halls or council chambers., and in privileged places of dignity, chapter XXII. at page 340.

Which paintings should be placed in places of fire Likely referring to kitchens, smithies, or rooms with prominent hearths. and scaffolds The term patiboli refers to places of judgment or public execution., chapter XXIII. at page 342.

Which paintings are suited to royal palaces, houses of princes, and other sunny places, chapter XXIIII. at page 343.

Which paintings should be painted around fountains, in gardens, in bedrooms, and other delightful places, and on musical instruments, chapter XXV. at page 344.

Which paintings are appropriate for schools and gymnasiums The term ginnasi refers to places of learning and physical training, modeled on the classical Greek tradition., and which are suited for inns and similar places, chapter XXVI. at page 348.

Which paintings are suitable for facades, chapter XXVII. at page 350.

Compositions of wars and battles, chapter XXVIII. at page 351.

Compositions of naval battles, chapter XXIX. at page 354.

Compositions of abductions, chapter XXX. at page 355.

Compositions of diverse Loves This refers to various mythological or allegorical depictions of Cupid or erotic themes., chapter XXXI. at page 356.

Composition of joys and laughter, chapter XXXII. at page 359.

Composition of banquets, chapter XXXIII. at page 361.

Composition of Sorrow, chapter XXXIIII. at page 362.

Composition of Decorum in Temples The word Honestà implies a sense of moral decency and appropriateness for a sacred setting., chapter XXXV. at page 364.

Compositions of assaults, chapter XXXVI. at page 367.

Compositions of terrors, chapter XXXVII. at page 371.

Compositions of shipwrecks at sea, chapter XXXVIII. at page 374.

Composition of wonders, chapter XXXIX. at page 379.

Composition of games, chapter XL. at page 378.

Composition of sacrifices, chapter XLI. at page 384.

Composition of triumphs, chapter XLII. at page 393.

Composition of Trophies Decorative arrangements of captured arms and armor, often used in architectural ornamentation., chapter XLIII. at page 399.

Composition of Buildings in general, chapter XLIIII. at page 403.

Composition of Buildings in particular, chapter XLV. at page 406.

Composition of Terms Also called "herms" (Termini), these are boundary markers or architectural supports consisting of a human head or torso emerging from a square pillar., chapter XLVI. at page 413.

Composition of friezes, chapter XLVII. at page 417.

Composition of grotesques A style of ornamental painting (grottesche) featuring fanciful human and animal forms interwoven with foliage, inspired by ancient Roman wall paintings found in "grottoes" (ruins)., chapter XLVIII. at page 422.

Composition of lamps, candlesticks, fountains, epitaphs, ornaments of stylobates The continuous base or platform supporting a row of columns., columns, vases, intervals, figures, foliage, moldings, monsters, animals, and instruments, chapter XLIX. at page 426.

Composition of drawing from life, chapter L. at page 430.

Composition of life-portraits by art, chapter LI. at page 438.

Composition of the members of the human body, chapter LII. at page 444.

Composition of the gestures and movements of the limbs in the human body.