Leonardo Da Vinci's Treatise of Painting
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Leonardo Da Vinci's Treatise of Painting

The Story of The World's Greatest Treatise on Painting - Its Origins, History, Content, And Influence.

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Leonardo Da Vinci's Treatise of Painting

The Story of The World's Greatest Treatise on Painting - Its Origins, History, Content, And Influence.

About this book

This book traces the story of the world's greatest treatise on painting - Leonardo Da Vinci's "Treatise of Painting". It combines an extensive body of literature about the Treatise with original research to offer a unique perspective on:
• Its origins, and history of how it survived the dispersal of manuscripts;
• Its contents, their significance and how Leonardo developed his Renaissance Theory of Art;
• The development of both the abridged and complete printed editions;
• How the printed editions have influenced treatises and art history throughout Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, and America from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Centuries.

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Information

Publisher
Vernon Press
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9781622730483
Edition
1
Topic
Art

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Chapter 1      Leonardo 1452
  3. Chapter 2      Florence First Period 1466-1483
  4. Chapter 3      Milan First Period 1483-1499
  5. Chapter 4      The Wandering Years 1499-1503
  6. Chapter 5      Florence Second Period 1503-1506
  7. Chapter 6      Milan Second Period 1506-1513
  8. Chapter 7      Rome 1513-1515
  9. Chapter 8      France 1516-1519
  10. Chapter 9      Leonardo’s Will
  11. Chapter 10      Leonardo’s Legacy
  12. Chapter 11      Francesco Melzi and the Treatise of Painting
  13. Chapter 12      An Earlier Treatise on Painting
  14. Chapter 13      Orazio Melzi and the Dispersal of the Manuscripts
  15. Chapter 14      The Manuscripts that have Survived
  16. Stemma of the Dispersal of the Manuscripts
  17. Chapter 15      Other Treatises on Painting
  18. Chapter 16      Manuscript Copies of the Treatise of Painting
  19. Chapter 17      The Codex Huygens
  20. Chapter 18      The Printed Editions and their Development
  21. Chapter 19      The First Printed Edition - Du Frêsne 1651
  22. Chapter 20      Complete Editions of the Codex Urbinas
  23. Chapter 21      Art Theory from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
  24. Chapter 22      Leonardo’s Development of Art Theory
  25. Chapter 23      The Influence of Leonardo’s Art Theory
  26. Chapter 24      Leonardo’s Reputation and Influence
  27. Chapter 25      Leonardo’s Art Today
  28. The Provenance of Leonardo’s Paintings
  29. Postscript
  30. Appendices
  31. Appendix 4 The Concordance
  32. Appendix 5 Dates of Manuscripts and Paintings
  33. Appendix 6 The Life of Leonardo da Vinci by Paolo Giovio
  34. Appendix 7 Leonardo da Vinci by the Anonimo Gaddiano
  35. Bibliography
  36. Index