1760 1ed Art of Painting by Watelet Illustrated Poem da Vinci Michelangelo Durer

1760 1^ed Art of Painting by Watelet Illustrated Poem da Vinci Michelangelo Durer

Claude-Henri Watelet was an 18^th-century French painter who was much better known for his writings on art and painting. His most famous poem was ‘L’Art de Peindre’ or ‘Art of Painting’, a poem written to describe design, color, and the influence of art on poetry. The work itself consisted of illustrated sketches as well as descriptions of great artists such as Albrecht Durer, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci.

Item number: #13933

Price: $550

WATELET, Claude-Henri

L’art de peindre : poëme avec des Réflexions sur les différentes parties de la peinture

Paris : H.-L. Guérin et L.-F. Delatour, 1760. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • xxii, 152
  • 23 engravings
    • 20 in-text vignettes
    • 3 full-page plates
  • Language: French
  • Binding: Leather; tight & secure
  • Size: ~6.25in X 4in (16cm x 10cm)

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