Traitté de la Peinture

Various artists/makers

1651

Not on view

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Title: Traitté de la Peinture
Author: Written by Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, Vinci 1452–1519 Amboise)
Translator: Translated by Roland Fréart Sieur de Chambray (French, 1606–1676)
Designer: Designed by Nicolas Poussin (French, Les Andelys 1594–1665 Rome)
Publisher: Published by Jacques Langlois (French, active 1540–60) , Paris
Engraver: Engraved by René Lochon (French, Boissy 1636–1675 Paris)
Published in: Paris
Date: 1651
Medium: Printed book
Dimensions: Overall: 15 1/2 x 10 5/8 x 1 9/16 in. (39.3 x 27 x 4 cm)
Storage: 16 3/4 x 11 11/16 x 2 9/16 in. (42.5 x 29.7 x 6.5 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Object Number: 32.95.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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