Renaissance ยท Art theory / architecture
On Painting
by Leon Battista Alberti. A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Leon Battista Alberti, centered on beauty, proportion, civic life; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.
- Date
- 1435
- Origin
- Italy
- Era
- Renaissance
- Genre
- Art theory / architecture
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Leon Battista Alberti, centered on beauty, proportion, civic life; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of full-canon expansion: traditional, modern, revised, and genre canons. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.