A Treatise on Painting

Title

A Treatise on Painting

Subject

Optics

Description

Leonardo da Vinci had many notes on painting which were turned into a treatise after he passed away. The treatise discusses da Vinci's theories relating to optics, color, perspective and other elements of painting.

Creator

Leonardo da Vinci

Source

Leonardo da Vinci's personal notes

Publisher

Jacques Langlois

Date

1651

Contributor

Leonardo da Vinci, Nicholas Poussin, Charles Errard

Language

English

Type

text

Identifier

Printed text with engravings

Files

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Citation

Leonardo da Vinci, “A Treatise on Painting,” Art and Science in the Early Modern World, accessed December 21, 2024, http://artandscience.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/136.

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