The Science of Art Optical Themes in Western Art From Brunelleschi to Seurat

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The Science of Fine art: Optical Themes in Western Art from Brunelleschi to Seurat

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1992

Used Condition: Very Good Soft cover

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Scholarly study discussing the thought, held for centuries, that one purpose of Art was the imitation of Nature, and its inspiration in technical ideas of optics, particularly perspective and color; including sections on the theory of perspective; devices to manipulate information technology; the colour theories of Aristotle & Newton. Large paperback, as pictured. Light full general clothing, pocket-size crease, modest scuffs & dents. Text clean; 8, 375 pages; index, cursory bibliography, notes, many figures, color & b/w plates. NOTE WELL: A surcharge for expedited or international shipping of this oversize volume may be required; please ask for an accurate quote. Size: x" by eleven�". Seller Inventory # t0971os

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Title: The Science of Art: Optical Themes in ...

Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven & London

Publication Date: 1992

Binding: Paperback

Book Condition: Very Skilful

Edition: 2nd Printing.

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In this pathbreaking and richly illustrated book, Martin Kemp examines the major optically oriented examples of creative theory and practice from Brunelleschi's invention of perspective and its exploitation past Leonardo and Durer to the ancestry of photography. In a discussion of colour theory, Kemp traces two primary traditions of color science: the Aristotelian tradition of main colors and Newton's prismatic theory that influenced Runge, Turner, and Seurat. His monumental book not simply adds to our agreement of a large group of private works of art simply also provides valuable data for all those interested in the interaction between science and art. "This beautifully made volume . . . shows united states of america the unity of the visual written report of nature―the exalted mutual task of Renaissance scientific discipline and fine art."―Scientific American

"[A] wonderful book. . . . Martin Kemp has convincingly demonstrated that even the most diverse styles of Western art from the Renaissance to modern times remained ever enthralled by scientific optics. . . . [A] handsome volume."―Samuel Y. Edgerton, American Scientist "An extraordinarily aggressive, even daring, enterprise. . . . The book leaves u.s.a. in no incertitude almost its author's expertise in both fields. Information technology includes the nigh comprehensive account of the evolution of perspective theory and practice I know."―Thomas Puttfarken, Times Higher Education Supplement

"Kemp has performed a valuable service. . . . His way is lucid and he emerges as an honest broker who judiciously weighs the historical prove. He has an impressive command of the literature of both fine art and optical science across much of Europe and over a span of iv centuries. . . . Kemp'due south thesis is handsomely illustrated with several hundred plates, including many of his own line drawings. . . . The reader is led gently through the history of fine art and the details of optical science to appreciate their interrelationship."―Geoffrey Cantor, Oxford Art Periodical

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For almost 5 hundred years the cardinal goal of European painting was the false of nature. Many creative person and theorists, believing that fake must be based on scientific principles, found inspiration or guidance in two branches of eyes--the geometrical scientific discipline of perspective and the concrete science of color. In this pathbreaking and highly illustrated book Martin Kemp examines the major optically orientated examples of artistic theory and practice from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century.

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