Quevedo y Armenini: lecturas pictóricas de un poeta

Within the gallery of texts annotated by Quevedo, the treatise De' veri precetti della pittura is the unique reading of a book that deals with precepts in painting. The introductory comments of this article deals with the purpose of Armenini's text and its Spanish reception. It follows with the detailed examination of Quevedo's three annotations, which are in dialogue with the pictorial Parnassus drafted by the poet in two poems ("El pincel" y "Matraca de los panos y sedas"). The annotations confirm Quevedo's preference for Italian painting and specially the Venetian school, adding some information on his interest in sculpture.