sebastiano serlio published a treatise on perspective della pitture (or on painting) in 1435.
sebastiano serlio published a treatise on perspective della pitture (or on painting) in 1435.
published a treatise on perspective della pitture (or on painting) in 1435?
sebastiano serlio
these were not the first art works to accurately capture linear perspective, for ambrogio lorenzetti employed this in his presentation at the temple in 1342. but the experiments of brunelleschi became well-known among artists and scientiss. his studies on perspective were amplified by further studies of the topic by leon battista alberti, piero della francesca and leonardo da vinci. following the rules of perspective studied by brunelleschi and the others, artists could paint imaginary landscapes and scenes with perfectly accurate three-dimensional perspective and realism. the most important treatise on painting of the renaissance, "della pittura libri tee" by alberti, with a description of brunelleschi's experiment, was published in 1436, and was dedicated to brunelleschi. thanks to brunelleschi, a painting could be an accurate three-dimensional window onto the world. the painting "the holy trinity" by massacio (1425–1427) in the santa maria novella, florence, was a good example of the new style, which accurately created the illusion of three dimensions and also recreated, in painting, brunelleschi's architectural style. this was the beginning of the standard method of painting studied by artists until the 19th century.
filippo brunelleschi
innocenzio enrolled to obtain a classical education at the college of florence. however, he inclined towards painting and the arts. in florence, he briefly worked with father alberigo de vellano, a priest who had trained with ottaviano dandini and sebastiano conca. patronage with various ecclesiastical and diplomatic figures allowed him to trave through italy. in 1772, he traveled to rome, where he became a follower of anton raphael mengs. returning to florence and tuscany, he made paintings of sacred subjects. among his writings on art are "descrizione delle pitture, sculture, ed architetture delle citta e subborghi di pescia nella toscano" 8vo, bologna, 1772; a "catalogo delle migliori pitture, &c, della valdinievole", printed in the "istoria di pescia"; and a translation in verse of charles alphonse du fresnoy's "art of painting" ("il pittore instruito") published, with a memoir of ansaldi by canon moreri, bologna, 1820.,
innocenzio ansaldi