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TABLE OF THE MOST EXCELLENT

works of painting, & of sculpture,

And of certain sayings & more notable warnings of ancient

& modern authors cited in the work.

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Dazzling of colors, how it is perceived . . at page 308
Increase of beauty to our eyes. 420
Great accuracy of painters. 185
Adam & Eve in their principal form in print Referring to the depiction of the first humans in engravings or woodcuts.. 621
Adonis & Venus portrayed embracing. 357
Diverse emotions affetti In Renaissance art theory, affetti refers to the outward expression of internal emotions or the "motions of the soul." understood in the woman who dies & suckles. 27
Joy & other movements expressed in the Virgin before the Magi. 144
Alexander the Great painted under various forms. 127
Alexander the Great & his portrait on Mount Athos A reference to the architect Dinocrates' proposal to carve the mountain into a giant likeness of Alexander.. 437
Alexander the Great with his portrait with a lightning bolt in hand, costing twenty talents. 377
Alfonso d’Avalos, Marquess of Vasto, & his portrait. 636
Heights of figures, how they are proportioned. 190
Colored bodies should not be highlighted with light taken from plaster or marble The author warns against using pure white highlights that look chalky or "stony" on flesh tones.. 227
Blight of the eyes are the works of those who paint without boundaries Likely referring to a lack of clear outlines or poor definition in composition.. 261
Principal modern anatomists, both painters and sculptors. 614
The conduct of architects. 80
Andrea Doria, prince & lord of the sea, & his portrait in painting & sculpture. 636
Angel appearing to Christ in the garden, illuminated by the secondary primary light A technical distinction in 16th-century optics regarding sources of illumination.. 219
Angels principally expressed in painting. 537
Animals, birds, & men deceived by the appearance of paintings A common theme in classical art history, such as birds pecking at painted grapes.. 187
Animals dedicated to various Gods. 387
Divine souls demonstrated with their signs in the Judgment of Christ. 543
Antigonus & a warning regarding his portrait King Antigonus I Monophthalmus was famously painted in profile by Apelles to conceal the fact he had only one eye.. 433
Antonio de Leyva & his portrait. 635
Apollo shooting arrows, represented with the arrow above the bow. 560
Noah's Ark built according to the proportions of the human body. 95