The treatise on perspective : published and unpublished / edited by Lyle Massey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Massey, Lyle, 1961-

Series:

Studies in the history of art (Washington, D.C.). Symposium papers ; 36.

Studies in the history of art (Washington, D.C.) ; 59.

Studies in the history of art (Washington, D.C.) ; 59

Center for Advanced Studies in the Visual Arts. Symposium papers ; 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perspective--Historiography--Congresses.

Perspective.

Perspective--Congresses.

Historiography.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

376 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington D.C. : National Gallery of Art ; New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press, [2003]

Summary:

From the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries, Europe witnessed significant new developments in the science and art of perspective. This comprehensive and insightful book identifies and discusses the multiple discourses produced on perspective throughout this period by such authors as Leonardo da Vinci, Piero della Francesca, Albrecht D$urer, Sebastiano Serlio, and Matteo Zaccolini. Fifteen distinguished scholars provide commentary on the complex history and variable nature of early modern perspective studies, addressing issues of reception, dissemination, citation, longevity, format, and imagery. These studies revise our understanding of how perspective theory and practice evolved over time and how this unique species of publication affected the course of art, architecture, and mathematics in early modern Europe.

Notes:

"Proceedings of the symposium 'The treatise on perspective: published and unpublished', sponsored by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation in honor of Franklin D. Murphy. The symposium was held 7-8 November 1997 in Washington"--P. [4].

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0300097565

OCLC:

52232431