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DIVRecognized authority in the field discusses painting methods used by such masters as Alberti, Cennini, Vasari, and Borghini; also comments on causes of fresco destruction and how to restore works of art. /div
Excerpt from The Art of Fresco Painting: As Practised by the Old Italian and Spanish Masters, With a Preliminary Inquiry Into the Nature of the Colours Used in Presco Painting, With Observations and Notes The revival of the art of Fresco Painting in the nineteenth century, will be an epoch in the fine arts, and, will probably, be the means of forming a great school of painting in this country, and lead to the improvement of the sister arts of sculpture and architecture. The moment it was determined to decorate the new Houses of Parliament with fresco paintings, it became important to ascertain the mode adopted by the great masters of the Italian and Spanish schools. To accomplish this desira...
Excerpt from The Art of Fresco Painting: As Practised by the Old Italian and Spanish Masters, With a Preliminary Inquiry Into the Nature of the Colours Used in Presco Painting, With Observations and Notes The revival of the art of Fresco Painting in the nineteenth century, will be an epoch in the fine arts, and, will probably, be the means of forming a great school of painting in this country, and lead to the improvement of the sister arts of sculpture and architecture. The moment it was determined to decorate the new Houses of Parliament with fresco paintings, it became important to ascertain the mode adopted by the great masters of the Italian and Spanish schools. To accomplish this desira...