Description The essential book on the Italian master of perspective and portraiture Antonello da Messina is one of the earliest virtuosos of oil painting, a true Renaissance master who--via the influence of the Flemish painters--raised perspective and geometric rigor to new heights of clarity and serenity.
His mastery of the three-quarter profile portrait is another of his key accomplishments.
With 300 color plates, and at 340 pages, this book is the most comprehen.