J. B. Corneille - Les premiers elemens de la peinture pratique - 1684

Rare original illustrated edition of this work devoted to the learning of the fundamental principles of painting and to the transmission of the technical knowledge necessary for the training of artists -

Inscribed in the tradition of the artistic manuals of the Ancien Régime, this book seeks to render the bases of pictorial practice accessible to students, to informed amateurs and to people eager to understand the processes that allow faithful representation of forms, volumes, colors and the effects of light -

Jean-Baptiste Corneille belongs to a family of French artists of whom several members have contributed to painting and artistic instruction, in a context where mastery of drawing and color constitutes the foundation of any serious training -

J. B. Corneille - The first elements of practical painting - 1684 - Nicolas Langlois -
[8], 96 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its full mottled calf skin of the period, wear from use, a few minor defects on boards and spine, missing head cap, cracked joints, worn corners, speckled edges, spine with raised ribs ornamented, gilded title on a morocco piece -

Good interior condition, browning and stains in the lower margins of the work, beautiful vignette and ink annotations on the title page, work enriched with fine black engravings interleaved in the text, endpapers in decent condition, good copy -

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