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Product Identifiers

PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486441555

ISBN-139780486441559

eBay Product ID (ePID)43891158

Product Key Features

Book TitleTreatise on Painting

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicTechniques / Painting, History / General

IllustratorYes

GenreArt

AuthorLeonardo Da Vinci

Book SeriesDover Fine Art, History of Art Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight8.1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-061806

TitleLeadingA

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal759.5

Table Of ContentDrawing-Proportion Anatomy Motion and Equipoise of Figures Linear Perspective Invention, or Composition Expression and Character Light and Shadow Contrast and Effect Reflexes Colours and Colouring Colours in regard to Light and Shadow Colours in regard to Back-grounds Contrast, Harmony, and Reflexes in regard to Colours Perspective of Colours Aerial Perspective Miscellaneous Observations Landscape, etc.

Edition DescriptionUnabridged edition

SynopsisLeonardo da Vinci's written observations about painting rank among the most remarkable from any era. Never edited by the author himself into a single coherent book, these writings were compiled many years after Leonardo's death into the principal repository of his practical thoughts on the techniques of drawing and painting. A Treatise on Painting begins with precise instructions on drawing the human body and then moves on to techniques of rendering motion. Other topics include perspective, composition, the expression of various emotions, creating effects of light and shadow, and color. With 48 anatomical drawings by Nicholas Poussin and geometrical and architectural designs by Leon Battista Alberti, this famous volume remains one of the world's most useful and valuable art instruction books., This work is the principal repository of da Vinci's practical thoughts on the technique of drawing and painting. It begins with precise instructions on drawing the human body and then moves on to techniques of rendering motion. Includes 48 anatomical drawings by Nicholas Poussin and geometrical and architectural designs by Leon Battista Alberti., The principal repository of da Vinci's practical thoughts on the technique of drawing and painting. Precise instructions on drawing the human, techniques of rendering motion, perspective, composition, the expression of various emotions, more.

LC Classification NumberND1471.L4613 2005