Sight by Ludovico Cigoli

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Contents 1 Inventor 2 Historic Period 3 Description 4 Bibliographical Resources 5 Images

Inventor

Ludovico Cigoli (1559-1613)

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Historic Period

ca. 1610

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Description

Variant of Jacob Keser’s sight formed of three slender rods hinged together. The main rod is tied to a string that terminates in a hook planted in the wall (fictitious viewing point) and has a ring at the other end to keep it taut. The other two rods are orthogonal to the main one. The one in front has a fixed sight at the end, the one in the rear, a mobile sight. Thanks to the adjustable sight, the painter’s eye always remains on the line joining the hook to the front sight.

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Bibliographical Resources

Cardi, Ludovico detto Il Cigoli. Prospettiva pratica di fra Lodovico Cardi ... dimostrata con tre regole e la descrizione di dua strumenti da tirare in prospet. e modo di adoperarli et i cinque ordini di architet. con le loro misure. Firenze, Gabinetto dei disegni e delle stampe degli Uffizi, ms. 2660 A (risorsa digitale).

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Images

Ludovico Cigoli, Prospettiva pratica, Firenze, Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe degli Uffizi, 2660 A, c. 95 r.

Ludovico Cigoli, Prospettiva pratica, Firenze, Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe degli Uffizi, 2660 A, c. 95 v.

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Author of the entry: Filippo Camerota