Leonardo on Painting: An Anthology of Writings by Leonardo Da Vinci; With a Selection of Documents Relating to His Career as an Artist

by Leonardo da Vinci

Book Overview

Leonardo's writings on painting--among the most remarkable from any era--were never edited by Leonardo himself into a single coherent book. In this anthology the authors have edited material not only from his so-called Treatise on Painting but also from his surviving manuscripts and from other primary sources, some of which were here translated for the first time. The resulting volume is an invaluable reference work for art historians as well as for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300090951
• ISBN13: 9780300090956
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 4.0" x 6.8"