Author: de Hollanda, Francisco
Title: On Antique Painting
Description: , Pennsylvania State University Press, 2013. . Hardcover. . Unmarked. 312p. 10 black-and-white illustrations. Measures 6.25x9.25 inches. Completed in 1548. Book I is the first Portuguese treatise on the theory and practice of painting. In contrast to Italian texts on artistic theory, which define painting as the imitation of nature, Hollanda's treatise, influenced by Neoplatonism, develops a theory of the painter as an original creator guided by divine inspiration. Book II, . . . Like New/as new,

Keywords: Art History, Artists, Painting, European Art, Painting Instruction, Art Theory, Philosophy, Italian Art, Neoplatonism


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