Twenty-six essays by many international experts who testify, once again, the importance of the statement based on the Ars Poetica of Orazio: "Ut pictura poësis". The phrase has marked the course and the history of Western art. T�������������������he identification between art and poetry is a topic widely debated and today universally recognised. Identification is deeply reflected, ����������������������������������especially in the great artists who are datum points in the history of European art, scientific and artistic forerunners of the renewal of modern Western society. The book Ut Pictura Poësis, with essays in four languages, contains the pr�����oceedings of the fir��������������st International Congress organised by the Centro Nazionale di Arte e Cultura Lucano (CNACL): the mission is to make manifest the new studies and promote a fruitful interplay between scholars, experts and a wider audience.