Il Figino, overo, Del fine della pittvra : dialogo

Comanini, Gregorio, -1608 · 1591 · In Mantova : Per Francesco Osanna ... · 1 picture

Il Figino, overo, Del fine della pittvra is a 1591 dialogue on painting and its purpose by Gregorio Comanini, printed in Mantua by Francesco Osanna and held by the Getty Research Institute. The picture shows two bookplates pasted onto an aged page: a dark engraved emblem with a tree and scrolled banner above a motto, and below it an elegant lettered name plate reading Theodore Besterman framed by thin ruled borders and florid calligraphic capitals.

Painting · Aesthetics · Arts · Painting -- Early works to 1800 · Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800 · Arts -- Early works to 1800

Internet Archive · Getty Research Institute · Public domain (published before 1931) · More from this library