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On the desirable education of a painter
The subject of the passage is the inadequate training of contemporary artists in comparison to antiquity, to which the participants attribute the errors in art. They cite ancient artists, such as Eupompus of Sicyon, as a positive reference.
Conflict
Contemporary vs. ancient artist Untruthfulness/Not probable/Not corresponding to history Mention
Fabriano, 1564
Subject
historic painter ; poetic painter 
“And now, because (painting) finds itself full of errors and abuses […]”
At the beginning of his treatise, Giovanni Andrea Gilio addresses his initial motives for dedicating himself to the subject of artists’ mistreatment of art.
Conflict
Ignorance/Negligence of the artist License Mention
Fabriano, 1564
Subject
historic painter ; poetic painter ; Religious painter 
“To distinguish the true from the fictional and the fabulous […]”
Rome, Palazzo Farnese;
Vatican City, Vatican Palace ;
Rome, Villa Farnesina
One of the central ideas of the treatise is the division of painting into three different categories.
Conflict
Capriccio Clothes anachronism/Errors/Adornment Decorum Ignorance/Negligence of the artist Judging art Outer appearance Untruthfulness/Not probable/Not corresponding to history Mention
Fabriano, 1564
Subject
historic painter ; mixed painter ; poetic painter 