
On painting and On sculpture
the Latin texts of De pictura and De statua
First published 1972
About this book
This volume makes available the texts of two of his major works of artistic theory, which in part reflected and in part determined the practice of painting and sculpture and which are fundamental for the understanding of the theory and practice of Italian Renaissance art. In spite of their long acknowledge importance and frequent use, the texts themselves have remained comparatively neglected and not infreaquently misunderstood. -- Book Jacket.
Subjects
Early works to 1800PaintingSculpture