Academy of the Most Noble Art of Painting
Academia nobilissimae artis pictoriae sive de veris & genuinis huiusdem proprietatibus, theorematibus, secretis atque requisitis aliis, nimdirum de in vertione, delineatione, eurithmia & proportione corporum ...
Latin
Joachim von Sandrart 1675-1679 · published 1683
572 pages
First Complete Translation
Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.
Joachim von Sandrart's 'Teutsche Academie' (1675-1679) is a monumental work on art history, and the 1683 Latin edition ('Academia nobilissimae artis pictoriae') is a well-known version of this text. While scholars frequently cite and translate specific artist biographies or excerpts from the 'Teutsche Academie' in academic articles and monographs, there is no complete, published English translation of the full work or this specific 1683 Latin edition. The work remains largely accessible only in its original German or Latin forms.
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Joachim von Sandrart elevates the painter from a mere manual laborer to an intellectual master of the human soul. Read this to understand how ancient rivalry and technical discipline merged to form the foundation of Western artistic practice.
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