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

Name: Leonardo on Painting An Anthology of Writings by Leonardo Da Vinci; with a Selection of Documents Relating to His Career As an Artist
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ISBN: 9780300090956

ISBN-10: 0300090951

ISBN-13: 9780300090956

Edition: 2001

Authors: Martin. Kemp, Margaret Walker, Martin Kemp, Margaret Walker, Margaret Walker

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This is a selection of Leonardo da Vinci's writings on painting. Martin Kemp and Margaret Walker have edited material not only from his so-called Treatise on Painting but also from his surviving manuscripts and from other primary sources.

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List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 8/11/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 0.52" wide x 0.79" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Martin Kemp is professor of the history of art at Oxford University.



Acknowledgements


Notes to this edition


Editor's Introduction


Preface: Knowledge, Learning and Experience



General Principles


The Science of Art


The Works of the Eye and Ear Compared



The Science of Vision in Painting


The Eye and Light


Introduction to Perspective


Perspective of Size


Colour and the Perspective of Colour


Perspective of Disappearance


Light and Shade



The Human Body


Proportions


Anatomy and Motion


Posture, Expression and Decorum


Draperies



The Depiction of Nature


Light in the Countryside


Distances, Atmosphere and Smoke


Water


Horizons


Mountains


Trees


Trees seen in Landscapes



The Painter's Practice


Ethics for the Painter


Judging Works


Advice for the Young Painter


Criteria and Judgements


The Life of the Painter


How Effects Should be Achieved


The Studio and Painters' Aids


Wall Painting and Illusion


The Invention and Composition of Narratives


Examples of Compositions


Examples of Allegories and Emblems: 'Fictions that Signify Great Things'



Leonardo's Artistic Career


Letters from Leonardo


Memoranda


Contracts and Documents Regarding Commissions


The End of Leonardo's Life


Manuscript Sources and Notes


Concordances


Glossary of Problematical Terms


Bibliography and Abbreviations


Index