Also read " The Girl With the Pearl Earring" for a novelization of the Vermeer era. Richard Heather
Colin Talcroft wrote: > Along the same lines, I just finished reading > "Vermeer's Camera" by Philip Steadman (Oxford U. > Press, 2001). This is an excellent discussion of the > topic, as it relates to Vermeer. Anyone on the list > interested in the camera obscura, optics, or art in > general would probably find it interesting. It is > clearly written and technical only to the extent > required to make the case (for thoes who like the > technical data, it's all available in extensive > appendices). The thesis is very quietly but > persuasively argued, I think. I have always believed > in the idea of Vermeer having used the camera obscura, > but there is not a shred of doubt in my mind now. The > author successfully uses the geometry of many of the > paintings to recreate the rooms they would have been > painted in. He shows that these rooms are in many > cases identical and that a camera obscura in the > position required to paint them would have projected > an image on the back wall of the room that is exactly > the size of many of the paintings. It's hard to > explain, but very interesting. I highly recommend the > book. There is a companion Web site, but i can't find > the URL at the moment. A search on the author and the > obvious words from the title of the book should locate > it though. > > Colin > > --- Joao Ribeiro <jribe...@greco.com.br> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > Just came across this site and thought it might > > interest us, the > > pinholers. > > http://www.artandoptics.com/ > > It is about David Hockney's theory of artist using > > optical instruments > > since the 15th century. > > Cheers > > Joao > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > >
