In Literature and Artistic Practice in the Sixteenth Century Angela Cerasuolo, art historian and restorer, tracks the technical processes of painting through the cross-analysis of literary texts and works of art. Having traced the critical fortunes of the texts of the authors Leonardo, Vasari, Armenini, Borghini, Lomazzo she compares the information on drawing and painting, analysing the specific terminology, and identifying the materials and methods. Central themes of the theoretical debate disegno, invenzione, the contrast between prestezza and diligenza, the paragone are examined in...