Le due regole della prospettiva practica di M. Iacomo Barozzi da Vignola
![Le due regole della prospettiva practica di M. Iacomo Barozzi da Vignola by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola|Ignazio Danti|Stamperia Camerale|Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia)](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/le-due-regole-della-prospettiva-practica-di-m-358416.webp)
Medium
Printed book with woodcut, etched, and engraved illustrations
Dimensions
14 3/8 × 10 1/8 × 3/4 in. (36.5 × 25.7 × 1.9 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Accession Number
41.100.159
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Le due regole della prospettiva practica di M. Iacomo Barozzi da Vignola** (1611) is a landmark printed book on the principles of practical perspective, authored by the renowned Renaissance architect Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola (1507–1573). Edited with contributions from Ignazio Danti and illustrated by Cherubino Alberti (also known as Zaccaria Mattia), it was produced by the Stamperia Camerale, the papal printing press in Rome. This compact volume, measuring just 14⅜ × 10⅛ inches, reflects the era's fusion of art, architecture, and science, making complex geometric rules accessible to artists...
About the Artist
Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola|Ignazio Danti|Stamperia Camerale|Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) (Italian|Italian) · 1710 |1507 –1782 |1573
Italian, 1710–1782|Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome