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Name: Trattato della pittura
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Author: Leonardo da Vinci

📘 Trattato della pittura by Leonardo da Vinci

This edition brings Leonardo da Vinci’s foundational treatise on painting to a compact format. The editor, a printmaker with a shop, created a marketable, affordable version by reducing the original engraved figures of motion to line drawings, making the work accessible to artists and enthusiasts alike.

First publish date: 1651

Genre: Arts & Culture/Art History

Authors: Leonardo da Vinci

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