De pictura
E202904
De pictura is a seminal 15th-century treatise that systematically codifies the principles of linear perspective and painting in Renaissance art.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De pictura canonical | 3 |
| Da Pintura Antiga | 1 |
| De prospectiva pingendi | 1 |
| Della pittura (Leonardo’s Treatise on Painting, compiled) | 1 |
| Della pittura e della scultura | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1821511 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De pictura Context triple: [Leon Battista Alberti, notableWork, De pictura]
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A.
The Art of Painting
The Art of Painting is a celebrated 17th-century Dutch genre painting that showcases Johannes Vermeer’s masterful use of light, perspective, and meticulous detail in depicting an artist at work in his studio.
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B.
Rivoli Veronese
Rivoli Veronese is a small municipality in the province of Verona in northern Italy, historically notable as the site of a major Napoleonic victory during the Battle of Rivoli.
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C.
The Garden of Earthly Delights
The Garden of Earthly Delights is a famous and enigmatic triptych painting by Hieronymus Bosch, renowned for its fantastical, densely detailed scenes depicting paradise, earthly pleasures, and hell.
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D.
Portrait of Soler
Portrait of Soler is an early 20th-century painting by Pablo Picasso from his Blue Period, characterized by its somber mood and predominantly blue palette.
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Les Traditions de l’art
Les Traditions de l’art is a theoretical and critical work by French Post-Impressionist painter Émile Bernard, in which he reflects on the history, principles, and spiritual dimensions of artistic tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De pictura Target entity description: De pictura is a seminal 15th-century treatise that systematically codifies the principles of linear perspective and painting in Renaissance art.
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A.
The Art of Painting
The Art of Painting is a celebrated 17th-century Dutch genre painting that showcases Johannes Vermeer’s masterful use of light, perspective, and meticulous detail in depicting an artist at work in his studio.
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B.
Rivoli Veronese
Rivoli Veronese is a small municipality in the province of Verona in northern Italy, historically notable as the site of a major Napoleonic victory during the Battle of Rivoli.
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C.
The Garden of Earthly Delights
The Garden of Earthly Delights is a famous and enigmatic triptych painting by Hieronymus Bosch, renowned for its fantastical, densely detailed scenes depicting paradise, earthly pleasures, and hell.
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D.
Portrait of Soler
Portrait of Soler is an early 20th-century painting by Pablo Picasso from his Blue Period, characterized by its somber mood and predominantly blue palette.
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E.
Les Traditions de l’art
Les Traditions de l’art is a theoretical and critical work by French Post-Impressionist painter Émile Bernard, in which he reflects on the history, principles, and spiritual dimensions of artistic tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian translation
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Renaissance art treatise ⓘ theoretical work on painting ⓘ treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Florentine school
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surface form:
Florentine Renaissance
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| author | Leon Battista Alberti ⓘ |
| century | 15th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dateWritten |
1435
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1436 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Filippo Brunelleschi ⓘ |
| describes |
construction of a perspectival grid
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orthogonals ⓘ transversals ⓘ use of a picture plane ⓘ vanishing point ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
composition in painting
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mathematical principles of perspective ⓘ proportions of the human body ⓘ systematic codification of linear perspective ⓘ the role of the painter ⓘ |
| genre |
art theory
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treatise on perspective ⓘ |
| hasPart | three books ⓘ |
| hasVersion | Della pittura ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first systematic exposition of linear perspective in Western art
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key text of early Renaissance humanism in the visual arts ⓘ |
| influenced |
Albrecht Dürer
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Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ Piero della Francesca ⓘ Renaissance painting ⓘ art theory ⓘ theoretical writings on perspective ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
humanist scholars
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painters ⓘ patrons of art ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Renaissance art theory
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linear perspective ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Florence ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
De re aedificatoria
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De statua ⓘ |
| translator | Leon Battista Alberti ⓘ |
| usesDiscipline |
geometry
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optics ⓘ |
| writtenBy | humanist architect ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: De pictura Description of subject: De pictura is a seminal 15th-century treatise that systematically codifies the principles of linear perspective and painting in Renaissance art.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
De prospectiva pingendi
this entity surface form:
Della pittura e della scultura
this entity surface form:
Della pittura (Leonardo’s Treatise on Painting, compiled)
this entity surface form:
Da Pintura Antiga