In 1390, Cennino Cennini published 'Il Libro dell'Arte,' a seminal work detailing techniques for creating pigments, including ultramarine, and methods of painting. This treatise became an essential resource for artists during the Renaissance, providing insights into materials and processes that shaped the art of the period. Cennini's work reflects the growing importance of artistic practice and the transmission of knowledge in a time of cultural flourishing. His contributions to the field of art and color theory have had a lasting impact on the development of Western art.

Cennino Cennini's documentation of pigment techniques provided a technical foundation for artistic description in literature, influencing humanist writings on art and beauty. Poets like Petrarch and Boccaccio drew upon these artistic principles in their explorations of aesthetics.