On Painting

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Synopsis
Artist, architect, poet and philosopher, Leon Battista Alberti revolutionized the history of art with his theories of perspective in On Painting (1435). Inspired by the order and beauty inherent in nature, his groundbreaking work sets out the principles of distance, dimension and proportion; instructs the painter on how to use the rules of composition, representation, light and colour to create work that is graceful and pleasing to the eye; and stipulates the moral and artistic pre-requisites of the successful painter. On Painting had an immediate and profound influence on Italian Renaissance artists including Ghiberti, Fra Angelico and Veneziano and on later figures such as Leonardo da Vinci, and remains a compelling theory of art.

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Copyright:
1991

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
112 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780140433319
Publisher:
Penguin Group Penguin Books Ltd
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
© 1991 Martin Kemp
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Art and Architecture
Submitted By:
170
Proofread By:
170
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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