Over 100 years of speculation and controversy surround claims that the great seventeenth-century Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer, used the camera obscura to create some of the most famous images in Western art. This intellectual detective story starts by exploring Vermeer's possible knowledge of seventeenth-century optical science, and outlines the history of this early version of the photographic camera, which projected an accurate image for artists to trace. However, it is Steadman's meticulous reconstruction of the artist's studio, complete with a camera obscura, which provides exciting new evidence to support the view that Vermeer did indeed use the camera.,
These findings do not challenge Vermeer's genius but show how, like many artists, he experimented with new technology to develop his style and choice of subject matter. The combination of detailed research and a wide range of contemporary illustrations offers a fascinating glimpse into a time of great scientific and cultural innovation and achievement in Europe.
"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
This intellectual detective story explores Vermeer's possible knowledge of 17th century science and provides exciting new evidence that one of the world's best-loved painters used a camera obscura to create some of the most famous images in Western Art. Illustrated with colour plates and monochrome illustrations, the book offers a fascinating glimpse of a time of great scientific and cultural innovation and achievement. Highly recommended.
Philip Steadman is Professor of Urban and Built Form Studies at University College London. He trained as an architect, and has taught at Cambridge University and the Open University. He has published several books on geometry in architecture, and on computer-aided design. In the 1960s he edited and published Form, a quarterly magazine of the arts, and co-authored a book on kinetic art. He helped to produce four computer-animated films on the work of Leonardo da Vinci for an exhibition in London in 1989. He has also contributed to other exhibitions, films, and books on perspective geometry and the history of art. Vermeer's Camera is the product of twenty years' fascination with the Dutch painter.
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
EUR 5,87 gastos de envío desde Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de America
Destinos, gastos y plazos de envíoEUR 2,38 gastos de envío en Estados Unidos de America
Destinos, gastos y plazos de envíoLibrería: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Reino Unido
Condición: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: wbs6729069141
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. New Ed. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Nº de ref. del artículo: GRP65512557
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Librería: Goldstone Books, Llandybie, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. All orders are dispatched within one working day from our UK warehouse. We've been selling books online since 2004! We have over 750,000 books in stock. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied. Nº de ref. del artículo: mon0005956312
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Librería: Adventures Underground, Richland, WA, Estados Unidos de America
Trade Paperback. Condición: Good+. No Jacket. Later Edition. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. ~1CM color chip near mid-point of the front bottom edge, with bumping along the same edge. Used Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 968455
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Librería: medimops, Berlin, Alemania
Condición: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Nº de ref. del artículo: M00192803026-G
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Librería: MusicMagpie, Stockport, Reino Unido
Nº de ref. del artículo: U9780192803023
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
Condición: Very Good. New Ed. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Nº de ref. del artículo: GRP65512557
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
Condición: Good. New Ed. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 15022737-6
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Nº de ref. del artículo: 72475
Cantidad disponible: Más de 20 disponibles
Librería: AwardWinningBooks, Spring Branch, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. remaindered. Nº de ref. del artículo: ABE-1701365891929
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles