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100 1 _aVasari, Giorgio,
_d1511-1574
245 1 0 _aVasari on technique
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2024-04-14
508 _aRichard Tonsing, deaurider, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Vasari on Technique: Being the Introduction to the Three Arts of Design" by Giorgio Vasari is a technical treatise on the arts of architecture, sculpture, and painting, written during the mid-16th century. This work provides a detailed methodology and analysis of various artistic processes, materials, and their applications, aimed at both practitioners and enthusiasts of the arts. In this treatise, Vasari seeks to educate readers on the complexities and practicalities of artistic creation, addressing the techniques and challenges faced by artists of his time. The opening of "Vasari on Technique" introduces the structure of the work and the various artistic domains it will cover. It begins with a preface explaining Vasari's intent to share knowledge about artistic techniques that have often been overlooked. He includes an account of the different types of stones used in architecture and sculpture, detailing their properties and methods of manipulation, with examples of ancient and contemporary works. The text sets a foundation for the technical discussions that follow, highlighting the artistic practices and materials that were essential to the High Renaissance, thus drawing readers into the rich, practical world of Renaissance artistry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: J. M. Dent & Company, 1907
653 _aArchitecture -- Early works to 1800
653 _aPainting -- Early works to 1800
653 _aArt -- Technique
653 _aSculpture -- Early works to 1800
700 1 _aBrown, G. Baldwin
_q(Gerard Baldwin),
_d1849-1932
700 1 _aMaclehose, Louisa S.
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/vasariontechniqu00vasa
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73397
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