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In this illustrated book, Martin Kemp examines the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice, from Brunelleschi's invention of perspective and its exploitation by Leonardo and Duerer to the beginnings of photography. In a discussion of colour theory, Kemp traces two... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Leonardo Da Vinci: Add a description of this character.
- Piero Della Francesca
- Alberti
- Cigoli
- Vignola
- Poussin
- Bosse
- Runge
- Delacroix
- Brunelleschi
- Raphael
- Desargues
- Kepler
- Rood
- Ruskin
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Donatello
- Helmholtz
- Lambert
- Lomazzo
- Mantegna
- Danti
- Velazquez
- Turner
- Monge
- Descartes
- Kircher
- Chevreul
- David
- Algarotti
- Benedetti
- Ghiberti
- Brewster
- Zaccolini
- Kirby
- Marolois
- Daguerre
- Vermeer
- Michelangelo
- Stevin
- Guidobaldo
- Maxwell
- Reid
- Taylor
- Scheiner
- Daniele Barbaro
- Giotto
Setting & Locations edit
- London
- Paris
- Rome
- Florence
- Goethe
- Italy
- Masaccio
- Britain
- Venice
- Euclid
- Sala Bologna
- Titian
- Germany
- Malton
- Nuremberg
- Saenredam
- Niceron
- Carlo Urbino
- Berlin
- Mantua
- Europe
- Domenichino
- Parsey
- Veronese
- Siena
- Padua
- Canaletto
- St. John
- Valenciennes
- Milan
- Aguilonius
- Cassiano
- Vatican
- Washington
- Scotland
- Windsor
- Holland
- Wollaston
- Bibiena
- St. Lucy Altarpiece
- St. Paul
- Amsterdam
- Underweysung
- Serlio
- Edinburgh
- Newton
- Delft
First Sentence edit
Linear perspective is a beguilingly simple means for the construction of an effective space in painting.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Martin Kemp (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 750.18
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