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LEONARDO DA VINCI. Trattato della Pittura . . . si sono giunti Tre Libri della Pittura, & il Trattato della Statua di Leon Battista Alberti, con la Vita del medesimo. Two parts in one. 19 engraved plates and title vignette. XXIII, (1), 202, (4) pages. Folio, beautifully rebound in modern polished morocco by Philip Dusel, with period style triple gilt rules on covers, decorative gilt motifs in 5 spine compartments, lettering on tan calf in one; scattered foxing, sometimes heavy as often encountered. Bologna: Istituto delle Scienze, 1786
Largest 18th-century edition of Leonardo's first published work, which first appeared in 1651, over a century after his death. His ideas toward painting as a natural science, grounded in geometry and direct observation of natural phenomena influenced the core of academic artistic instruction for three centuries. Cicognara 232 (note); Gamba 1164 (note).
