Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy Livres

This classic book covers the art and techniques of painting, from the ancient masters to contemporary artists. Its comprehensive approach makes it a valuable resource for artists, students, and art enthusiasts seeking to deepen their knowledge and appreciation of the art of painting.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.The eighteenth-century fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum in southern Italy; and after 1750 a neoclassical style dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments in mostly English-language works on painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theater, and other disciplines. Instructional works on musical instruments, catalogs of art objects, comic operas, and more are also included.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition ++++British LibraryT125786Parallel Latin and English texts of 'De arte graphica'. printed for George Pearch, 1769. lxiv, [4],326, [10]p., plate; 12