Leon Battista Alberti: On Painting: A New Translation and Critical Edition by Le

Description: Leon Battista Alberti: On Painting by Leon Battista Alberti Leon Battista Alberti: On Painting is a cardinal work that revolutionized Western art. In this volume Rocco Sinisgalli presents a new English translation and critical examination of Albertis seminal text. This volume is richly illustrated to help demonstrate how Alberti understood optics and art. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Leon Battista Alberti was one of the most important humanist scholars of the Italian Renaissance. Active in mid-fifteenth-century Florence, he was an architect, theorist, and author of texts on perspective and painting. Leon Battista Alberti: On Painting is a cardinal work that revolutionized Western art. In this volume Rocco Sinisgalli presents a new English translation and critical examination of Albertis seminal text. Dr Sinisgalli reverses the received understanding of the relationship between the Italian and Latin versions of Albertis treatise by demonstrating that Alberti wrote it first in Italian and then translated it into a polished Latin over the course of several decades. This volume is richly illustrated to help demonstrate how Alberti understood optics and art. Author Biography Rocco Sinisgalli is Professor of Sciences of Representation in Art and Architecture at the University of Rome. He is the author of more than twenty books, including A History of the Perspective Scene from the Renaissance to the Baroque and Leonardo and the Divine Proportion. Table of Contents Part I. Introduction: 1. From Tuscan to Latin and not vice versa; 2. Regiomontanus, Durer and the Edito princeps; 3. The Tuscan vernacular text, its Prologue and Dedication to Brunelleschi; 4. The false priority of Latin; 5. The Florentine tradition; 6. From Janitschek to Grayson; Part II. Text: 7. Prologue addressed to Filippo Brunelleschi; 8. Letter to Giovanni Francesco Prince of Mantua; 9. Book one: the rudiments; 10. Book two: the picture; 11. Book three: the painter. Review "This new English edition will serve as a useful introduction to Albertis text and as a fair guide to further study." -Charles H. Carman,University at Buffalo Review Quote "This new English edition will serve as a useful introduction to Albertis text and as a fair guide to further study." -Charles H. Carman,University at Buffalo Promotional "Headline" In this volume Rocco Sinisgalli presents a new English translation and critical examination of Albertis seminal text. Description for Bookstore Leon Battista Alberti: On Painting is a cardinal work that revolutionized Western art. In this volume Rocco Sinisgalli presents a new English translation and critical examination of Albertis seminal text. This volume is richly illustrated to help demonstrate how Alberti understood optics and art. Description for Library Leon Battista Alberti: On Painting is a cardinal work that revolutionized Western art. In this volume Rocco Sinisgalli presents a new English translation and critical examination of Albertis seminal text. This volume is richly illustrated to help demonstrate how Alberti understood optics and art. Details ISBN1107694930 Pages 232 Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2013 ISBN-10 1107694930 ISBN-13 9781107694934 Format Paperback Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle A New Translation and Critical Edition Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 750.1 Language English Translator Rocco Sinisgalli Media Book Author Leon Battista Alberti Birth 1404 Death 1472 Short Title LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI Publication Date 2013-07-25 Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2013-07-25 AU Release Date 2013-07-25 NZ Release Date 2013-07-25 Illustrations 112 Line drawings, unspecified We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91398161;

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