Di Lucio Vitruvio Pollione De architectura Libri Dece traducti de latino in vulgare affigurati: commentati: & con mirando ordine insigniti
The publication of Vitruvius’s classical text De architectura had a tremendous impact on Renaissance architectural theory. While many printed editions appeared from the late fifteenth century onward, Cesariano’s was the first to include modern commentary and significant illustrations. The images promote an idealized vision of space defined by mathematical principles of harmonic order and proportion.
Artwork Details
- Title: Di Lucio Vitruvio Pollione De architectura Libri Dece traducti de latino in vulgare affigurati: commentati: & con mirando ordine insigniti
- Author: Written by Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (Roman, active late 1st century BCE)
- Translator: Translation and Commentary by Cesare Cesariano (Italian, 1476/78–1543)
- Translator: Translated by Benedetto Giovio (Italian, 1471–1545)
- Translator: Translated by Bono Mauro (Italian, active 16th century)
- Illustrator: Illustrated by Cesare Cesariano (Italian, 1476/78–1543)
- Publisher: Published by Agostino Gallo (Italian, active 16th century)
- Publisher: Published by Luigi Pirovano (Italian, active 16th century)
- Printer: Printed by Gottardo da Ponte
- Date: 1521
- Medium: Printed book with woodcut illustrations
- Dimensions: Overall: 16 5/8 x 11 5/8 x 1 15/16 in. (42.2 x 29.6 x 5 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
- Object Number: 41.100.331
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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