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On Painting
by Cecil Grayson • Leon Battista Alberti
- ART & ARCHITECTURE
- 1991
- PAPER
- 112 PAGES
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Written in 1435. In this important short book, Alberti addresses how to create the illusion of space, the education of artists and how to compose a picture. It's a pioneering work on the theory of art -- and a useful tool in understanding Quattrocento art, and Piero's paintings in particular.
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