The Book of the Art of Cennino Cennini

The Book of the Art of Cennino Cennini is an English translated book from Italian, first published in 1859. The artist, Cennino Cennini, was an Italian painter born around 1360 and died before 1427. He trained under Agnolo Gaddi, and worked in Padua, at the court of Francesco Novello da Carrara. This book is an English translation of Cennino Cennini’s most notable publication, Il Libro Dell'Arte, with an introduction and commentary by celebrated British artist (and art patron), Christiana J. Herringham. Il Libro Dell'Arte was originally written around the turn of the 15^th century and is believed to be a manual on late Medieval and early Renaissance art, including technical methods, advice for young artists, and information on art mediums.