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Trattato della pittura (1651 Editio Princeps)

A Treatise on Painting

Trattato della pittura (1651 Editio Princeps)

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian

Leonardo da Vinci c. 1490-1519 · published 1651

238 pages

Leonardo Da Vinci Art Illustrated Natural Philosophy Renaissance Philosophy Renaissance Natural Philosophy Renaissance Art Architecture

Natural Philosophy & Science Art & Architecture Natural Philosophy & Science Renaissance Philosophy Art & Illustrated Books Leonardo da Vinci

About This Book

artphilosophy

Unlock the secrets of the Renaissance through the eyes of the ultimate polymath. This treatise is more than an art manual; it is a scientific autopsy of light, motion, and the human soul, revealing how to capture the very 'intention' of life on a flat canvas.

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Major Themes

Leonardo da Vinci96pPittura92pLeon Battista Alberti49pTrattato della Pittura47panatomy47poptics45pperspective36pLionardo da Vinci32panatomia30pcolor theory27patmospheric perspective26prelief22plight and shadow21pombra20pprospettiva19prilieuo18paerial perspective17pshadows16pombre15pmembra15pottica15pcenter of gravity15p

1651 editionp. 7, p. 9, p. 10, p. 14

17th-century printingp. 8, p. 9, p. 10

accidentip. 145, p. 185

accidenti superficialip. 110, p. 149

adiutoriop. 93, p. 95

aestheticsp. 155, p. 190

airp. 64, p. 66, p. 107

air densityp. 55, p. 118, p. 119

Albertip. 173, p. 181, p. 216, p. 232

Aldo Manuccip. 19, p. 162

Alexander the Greatp. 11, p. 190

alluminatop. 48, p. 116, p. 130

anatomia artisticap. 73, p. 79

anatomy in artp. 135, p. 199

angolip. 45, p. 173, p. 182

animal movementp. 103, p. 206

animalip. 148, p. 206

Antaeusp. 184, p. 222

Anteop. 101, p. 102, p. 184, p. 222

Antigonop. 191, p. 202

Apellep. 11, p. 191, p. 194, p. 202, p. 203, p. 211, p. 216

Apellesp. 11, p. 194, p. 202, p. 211, p. 216

architecturep. 153, p. 157, p. 163, p. 164, p. 167, p. 170, p. 191, p. 218

architetturap. 15, p. 18, p. 24, p. 25, p. 105, p. 153, p. 163, p. 165+3 more

ariap. 53, p. 56, p. 60, p. 61, p. 62, p. 64, p. 65, p. 66+4 more

aria grossap. 42, p. 55, p. 117, p. 118, p. 119, p. 120, p. 149

Aristides of Thebesp. 192, p. 203

art educationp. 27, p. 170

art historyp. 24, p. 25

art theoryp. 9, p. 14, p. 24, p. 25, p. 26, p. 159, p. 169, p. 171

artistic educationp. 28, p. 211

artistic judgmentp. 29, p. 35, p. 105, p. 148

artistic observationp. 36, p. 137

artistic techniquep. 21, p. 90, p. 112

artistic theoryp. 32, p. 89, p. 92, p. 97, p. 139, p. 198, p. 225, p. 232

artistic trainingp. 79, p. 195, p. 213, p. 214

atmospheric densityp. 42, p. 53, p. 54

atmospheric effectsp. 57, p. 64, p. 133, p. 149

attitudinip. 77, p. 88, p. 147, p. 203, p. 205, p. 222

azzurrop. 48, p. 59, p. 61, p. 62, p. 65, p. 66, p. 69, p. 71+5 more

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Illustrations74

Engraving of two muscular men wrestling in a landscape, illustrating anatomical movement.

engraving

An engraving of a muscular man, possibly Hercules, wielding a large club in a dynamic, forceful pose against a landscape background.

engraving

Engraved frontispiece featuring a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci.

frontispiece

An engraving of a muscular nude male figure standing in a landscape, demonstrating anatomical balance and proportion.

engraving

Engraving of two muscular men in dynamic poses, illustrating principles of motion and anatomy.

engraving

Engraving of a nude male statue with a measuring device on its head, set in a sculptor's workshop.

engraving

Two muscular male figures pushing against a central pillar, demonstrating anatomical tension and movement.

engraving

Anatomical study of a muscular nude man in a dynamic pose, holding a spear, with a shield and drapery at his feet.

engraving

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Cited authors in our library (5)

De Vita Libri Tres (Three Books on Life)via Marsilio Ficino Summa omnium haeresum et catalogus schismaticorum, haereticorum, et idolatrarumvia Lorenzo de' Medici On the Art of Buildingvia Leon Battista Alberti De Vitis Philosophorum (First Greek Printed Edition)via Diogenes Laertius Camaldulensian Disputationsvia Cristoforo Landino

Related works (3)

The Notebooks of Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci (ed. Jean Paul Richter)Rome, Rome, Egypt, Anatomy, Anatomy A Treatise on PaintingLeonardo da VinciRome, Anatomy, Florence, Italy, East The Collected Works of Angelo Poliziano, Volume 1Poliziano, AngeloRome, Rome, Rome, Egypt, Egypt

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