Leonardo da Vinci's Treatise of painting : the story of the world's greatest treatise on painting, its origins, history, content and influence / Richard Shaw Pooler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pooler, Richard Shaw, author.

Series:

Vernon Press series on the history of art.

Vernon Press Series on the History of Art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Trattato della pittura.

Leonardo.

Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519--Criticism and interpretation.

Painting--Early works to 1800.

Painting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Delaware : Vernon Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 Easte

Contents:

Intro

Introduction

Chapter 1 Leonardo 1452

Chapter 2 Florence First Period 1466-1483

Chapter 3 Milan First Period 1483-1499

Chapter 4 The Wandering Years 1499-1503

Chapter 5 Florence Second Period 1503-1506

Chapter 6 Milan Second Period 1506-1513

Chapter 7 Rome 1513-1515

Chapter 8 France 1516-1519

Chapter 9 Leonardo's Will

Chapter 10 Leonardo's Legacy

Notes, Codices and Manuscripts

Chapter 11 Francesco Melzi and the Treatise of Painting

Chapter 12 An Earlier Treatise on Painting

Chapter 13 Orazio Melzi and the Dispersal of the Manuscripts

Chapter 14 The Manuscripts that have Survived

Manuscripts that went to France

Manuscripts in Spain

Manuscripts that went to England

Manuscripts in Italy

A Manuscript in America

Other Collections

Stemma of the Dispersal of the Manuscripts

Chapter 15 Other Treatises on Painting

Chapter 16 Manuscript Copies of the Treatise of Painting

Chapter 17 The Codex Huygens

Chapter 18 The Printed Editions and their Development

Stemma of the Printed Editions

Chapter 19 The First Printed Edition - Du Frêsne 1651

Chapter 20 Complete Editions of the Codex Urbinas

Chapter 21 Art Theory from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Chapter 22 Leonardo's Development of Art Theory

The Concept of Painting as a Science

The Concept of Observation

The Concept of Vision

The Concept of Colour and Light

The Concept of Forms

Chapter 23 The Influence of Leonardo's Art Theory

Chapter 24 Leonardo's Reputation and Influence

1500-1600

1600-1700

1700-1800

1800-1900

1900-2000

Chapter 25 Leonardo's Art Today

Sculpture

Architecture

Paintings

The Provenance of Leonardo's Paintings.

Postscript

Appendices

Appendix 1 Selected Manuscripts copied from the Codex Urbinas

Appendix 2 Printed Editions of the Treatise of Painting

Appendix 3 Extant Vincian Manuscripts

Appendix 4 The Concordance

Appendix 5 Dates of Manuscripts and Paintings

Appendix 6 The Life of Leonardo da Vinci by Paolo Giovio

Appendix 7 Leonardo da Vinci by the Anonimo Gaddiano

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781622730483

1622730488

OCLC:

949366138