L’art de peindre – Claude-Henri Watelet – 1761 | Art of Painting, Poem

Claude-Henri Watelet was an 18th-century French painter who was much better known for his writings on art and painting. His most famous poem was L’Art de Peindre or Art of Painting, a poem written to describe design, color, and the influence of art on poetry. The work itself consisted of illustrated sketches as well as descriptions of great artists such as Albrecht Durer, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: L’art de peindre : poëme avec des Réflexions sur les différentes parties de la peinture
• Author(s): Claude-Henri Watelet
• Illustrator(s):
• Contributor(s):
• Publisher: A Amsterdam: Aux dépens de la Compagnie
• Edition: Nouvelle edition, 1761
• Format: (12mo), single volume
• Binding: Leather
• Size:  7 in x 4 in (17.8 cm x 10.2 cm)
• Collation: xxii, 312 pp
• Illustrations: 2 sketch engravings
• Contents Include:
  • Poème sur l’art de peindre
  • Reflections on design and color
  • Notes on Albrecht Dürer, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci
• Provenance: provenance
• Reference(s): references

Condition:

Bound in leather with a tight and secure binding. Hinges and corners show very little rubbing. Pages complete and clean. Overall grade: Very Good.

Why Collect This?

• foundational French art-theoretical poem

Item Number: # 29279