Editor's Summary
26 April 2007
A new angle
If you've got it, flaunt it. And 'it' for the Renaissance artists was a knowledge of geometry. Art was rejecting its artisanal roots and in the spirit of the age, embracing scientific method. Federico Zuccari, founder of the Roman academy of arts, is a case in point.
Books and Arts: Science in culture: A sense of proportion
A painting of Federico Zuccari, the founder of the academy of arts in Rome, clearly demonstrates his credentials in geometry.
Martin Kemp
doi:10.1038/446982a
