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Codex Urbinas (Treatise on Painting)

Codice Urbinate lat. 1270

The Codex Urbinas — Leonardo's thoughts on painting, compiled posthumously by his pupil Francesco Melzi into the celebrated Trattato della pittura, the foundation of his artistic theory (Vatican Library).

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01 // PROVENANCE

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Vatican City — where the original survives today.

02 // EXTENT

662 pages

662 high-resolution images, 640 transcribed pages.

03 // ACCESS

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