Cennino Cennini

Japanese: チェンニーニ - ちぇんにーに(英語表記)Cennino Cennini
Cennino Cennini

Date of birth and death unknown. Italian painter of the 14th and 15th centuries. No authentic works of this artist remain, and his name is better known as the author of "Il libro dell'arte" (The Book of Art). Little is known about his life, but according to the description in "Il libro dell'arte" and other sources, he was born in Colle di Valdelsa as the son of Andrea Cennini, and after studying for 12 years under the Florentine painter Agnolo Gaddi, he moved to Padua, married, and served the local prince Francesco da Carrara. "Il libro dell'arte" is a practical guide to painting, and although it includes didactic discourse for beginners, it is mostly devoted to explaining practical techniques. It is a valuable clue to understanding the techniques of fresco, tempera, and other art at the time, as well as the way of thinking about art.

[Shigenori Nishiyama]

"The Book of Art: Painting Techniques" translated by Nakamura Tsune and Fujii Hisae (1964, Chuokoron-Bijutsu Shuppan)

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Japanese:

生没年不詳。14、15世紀にわたるイタリアの画家。この画家の作品で確実なものは1点も現存せず、その名前はむしろ『美術の書』Il libro dell'arteの著者として知られている。生涯についても知られていることは少なく、『美術の書』中の記述や、他の資料によると、アンドレア・チェンニーニの子としてコッレ・ディ・バルデルサに生まれ、フィレンツェの画家アニョーロ・ガッディのもとで12年間修業したのち、パドバに移住し、結婚して、同地の君主フランチェスコ・ダ・カッラーラに仕えたという。『美術の書』は絵画の実践的手引であり、内容は初心者に対する教訓的言説なども含むが、ほとんど実際的な技法の解説にあてられている。当時のフレスコ、テンペラなどの技法や、美術についての考え方を知るための貴重な手掛りとなっている。

[西山重徳]

『中村彝・藤井久栄訳『芸術の書――絵画技法論』(1964・中央公論美術出版)』

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