Dolce's 'Aretino' and Venetian Art Theory of the Cinquecento

by Mark W. Roskill

Ludovico Dolce's Dialogo della pittura first appeared in Venice in 1557. L'Aretino, by which the work is known today, consists of a three-part dialogue between two Venetians, Aretino and Fabrini, on the particular merits of works of art and artists, including Michaelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello. It is based largely on Aretino's letters. The edition is presented in the original Italian with English facing-page translation. This study of early art...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802083331
• ISBN13: 9780802083333
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.1" x 9.0"