Eye of the Beholder: Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the Reinvention of Seeing
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (717 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00TE3N3VW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 488 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Robert R Holmes said Science meets art in the 17th century. For those of us living in the "Science meets art in the 17th century" according to Robert R Holmes. For those of us living in the 21st century it is hard to imagine the early links that connected art and science. This excellent account, tells how optical aids were used by tradesmen (rug dealers to counted knots in a rugs weave), artists (projection lenses to achieve better perspective), and scientists (microscopes and telescopes to aid human vision). These men all lived at the same time in Amsterdam and certainly interacted. Laura Snyder serves as a guide through these 17th century worlds. She shows how Vermeer adapted the camera obscura to project and frame . 1st century it is hard to imagine the early links that connected art and science. This excellent account, tells how optical aids were used by tradesmen (rug dealers to counted knots in a rugs weave), artists (projection lenses to achieve better perspective), and scientists (microscopes and telescopes to aid human vision). These men all lived at the same time in Amsterdam and certainly interacted. Laura Snyder serves as a guide through these 17th century worlds. She shows how Vermeer adapted the camera obscura to project and frame . kim said See For Yourself. "Dum audes, ardua vinces" "When you dare,you will conquer the steep" is what Laura Snyder shares how these two great men, Artist and Scientist thirst for knowledge and in doing so conquer the steep in the minutia. No less than the author has in researching the finest details and successfully articulating them to enable the reader to see for themselves and behold a new way of viewing their findings in a new light. As a novice I entered and as I exited I became more passionate and learned how these two great minds approach their subjects. Art and Science are inte. A fascinating story, beautifully told. Laura Snyder writes with a grace and clarity that bring scientific issues to life. I felt as if I were right there with Vermeer and van Leeuwenhoek, walking the streets of Delft beside them.
The result was a transformation in both art and science that revolutionized how we see the world today.. The hub of this optical innovation was the small Dutch city of Delft. "See for yourself!" was the clarion call of the 1600s. Meanwhile his neighbor Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's work with microscopes revealed a previously unimagined realm of minuscule creatures. Natural philosophers threw off the yoke of ancient authority, peered at nature with microscopes and telescopes, and ignited the scientific revolution. Here Johannes Vermeer's experiments with lenses and a camera obscura taught him how we see under different conditions of light and helped him create the most luminous works of art ever beheld. Artists investigated nature with lenses and created paintings filled with realistic effects of light and shadow