Discursos practicables del nobilisimo arte de la pintura, sus rudimentos, medios y fines que ensena la experiencia, con los ejemplares de obras insignes de artifices ilustres, por Jusepe Martinez, pintor de S.M.D. Felipe IV.

Martinez, Jusepe (Jose)

Published by Madrid: Real Academia de San Fernando, 1866

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FIRST COMPLETE EDITION of this extremely important treatise on painting, written by the court painter of Philip IV of Spain. XVI, 223 pp. Includes sections on drawing, symmetry, anatomy, perspective, coloring, etc., as well as accounts of the works of dozens of major artists. Also features a section on the major paintings in collections in Zaragoza, the author's hometown, along with his assessment of their monetary value. 4to. A PRISTINE COPY, JUST AS IT LEFT THE PRINTER: the unbound quires are stitched together, uncut and unopened. An outstanding copy of an important document in the history of Spanish art. Seller Inventory # 2199

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Title: Discursos practicables del nobilisimo arte ...

Publisher: Madrid: Real Academia de San Fernando, 1866

Edition: 1st Edition