Trattato dell' arte della pittura, scultura et architetettura 1585

This is the title page for the first volume of *Trattato dell' arte della pittura, scultura et architetettura* (*Treatise on the Art of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture*) by Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo. Published in 1585, the treatise is an influential Italian Renaissance text on art theory. Lomazzo aimed to present a comprehensive guide to the principles of art, encompassing the theoretical and the practical. The image depicts Lomazzo in a profile portrait within a decorative oval. The detail and refined line work are characteristic of the artist's meticulous style.