Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
Le Due Regole della Prospettiva Pratica

Le Due Regole della Prospettiva Pratica

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Le Due Regole della Prospettiva Pratica
AuthorItalian, 1507–1573
AuthorItalian, 1536–1586
ArtistItalian, 1553–1615
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Le Due Regole della Prospettiva Pratica
  • The Two Rules of Practical Perspective
Date1583, published 1644
MediumLeather-bound book with woodcut and engraved illustrations
DimensionsClosed: 14 1/8 × 9 7/8 × 1 in. (35.9 × 25.1 × 2.5 cm)
 Open: 14 1/8 × 20 1/4 × 1 in. (35.9 × 51.4 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2012.4
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Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Renaissance Technology in Print," Hawn Gallery, Jake and Nancy Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, August 20–October 12, 2012.

"The Art and Science of Optics," The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, Claremont, California, November 12, 2022–March 26, 2023.

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