De Prospectiva pingendi (In Painting Perspective) is the earliest pre-1500 Renaissance treatise devoted to the subject of perspective. It was written by Italian teacher Piero della Francesca at the end of her career but on c1474. Despite the Latin title, the work is written in Italian.
Video De Prospectiva Pingendi
This book
The subjects covered by Piero della Francesca in these writings include arithmetic, algebra, geometry and innovative work in both solid geometry and perspective.
The script consists of three parts:
- Part One Disegno , describes a technique for facial painting
- Part Two Commensurazio , describes the perspective
- Part Three Coloro , describes a technique for creating perspectives using colors
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History
De Prospectiva Pingendi may be created in the year between 1474 and 1482.
The writings were inspired by the book by Leon Battista Alberti written in 1435 but probably also by Euclid's works. The manuscript then belonged to the Biblioteca Palatina in Parma before being transferred to Biblioteca Ambrosiana.
Most of Piero's work is later absorbed into other people's writing, especially Luca Pacioli. Piero's work on solid geometry appears in Pacioli De divina proportione , a work illustrated by Leonardo da Vinci.
In 1899 the writings were first published in book form.
References
External links
- De Prospectiva Pingendi Virtual Book
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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