On PaintingIn his discussion of painting Alberti writes of the process of vision, how the painter can present with his hand what he has understood with his mind, and the moral and artistic pre-requisites of the painter. |
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On Painting: Translated with Introd. and Noted by John R. Spencer Leon Battista Alberti No preview available - 1966 |
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