Practical discourses on the most noble art of painting /
Martínez, Jusepe,1600-1682,author.
Veliz, Zahira,editor,translator.
McGrath, David(David John),translator.
Getty Research Institute,issuing body.
Translated from the Spanish.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Practical discourses on the most noble art of painting -- To the devoted student of painting -- Prologue by way of an encomium of painting -- Treatise 1 on drawing and the ways of achieving accuracy -- Treatise 2 on symmetry -- Treatise 3 on anatomy -- Treatise 4 on perspective -- Treatise 5 on architecture -- Treatise 6 on unity -- Treatise 7 on color -- Treatise 8 on the choice of poses -- Treatise 9 on how to complete a history with propriety -- Treatise 10 on the philosophy of painting -- Treatise 11 on the relationship between a good painting master and his disciples -- Treatise 12 on the selection of subject -- Treatise 13 arts necessary for the painter -- Treatise 14 the painter's knowledge (ciencia) and prudence -- Treatise 15 a note of some of the celebrated practitioners who possessed the attributes above described -- Treatise 16 on the esteem and immortality owing to distinguished practitioners -- Treatise 17 memorial of eminent Spanish artists -- Treatise 18 in which the same subject continues, always with instruction for teachers and disciples -- Treatise 19 historical note on painters from various kingdoms of Spain -- Treatise 20 on sculptors -- Treatise 21 conclusion of this digno escrito in defense of Spanish artists.
Painting
Painting, Spanish
Painting.
Painting, Spanish.