Cennino Cennini and Drawing Techniques at the Turn of the Fifteenth Century

Abstract

The text is based on Cenino Cennini's Book on Art, which depicts the operation of a painting workshop in the 14th century. It focuses on his interpretation of the practice of drawing and drawings and interprets it.

This is the first time that an extensive treatise on this technique has appeared in painting treatises.

Keywords

• Cennino Cennini
• Tuscany
• Florence
• Drawing
• Technique
• 14th – 15th Century