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The Science of Art - Optical Themes in Western Art from Brunelleschi to Seurat (Paperback, New Ed)
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The Science of Art - Optical Themes in Western Art from Brunelleschi to Seurat (Paperback, New Ed)
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In this pathbreaking and richly 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 Durer to the beginnings of
photography. In a discussion of color theory, Kemp traces two main
traditions of color science: the Aristotelian tradition of primary
colors and Newton's prismatic theory that influenced Runge, Turner,
and Seurat. His monumental book not only adds to our understanding
of a large group of individual works of art but also provides
valuable information for all those interested in the interaction
between science and art. "This beautifully made volume . . . shows
us the unity of the visual study of nature-the exalted mutual task
of Renaissance science and 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 ambitious, even daring, enterprise. . . . The book
leaves us in no doubt about its author's expertise in both fields.
It includes the most comprehensive account of the development of
perspective theory and practice I know."-Thomas Puttfarken, Times
Higher Education Supplement "Kemp has performed a valuable service.
. . . His style is lucid and he emerges as an honest broker who
judiciously weighs the historical evidence. He has an impressive
command of the literature of both art and optical science across
much of Europe and over a span of four centuries. . . . Kemp's
thesis is amply illustrated with several hundred plates, including
many of his own line drawings. . . . The reader is led gently
through the history of art and the details of optical science to
appreciate their interrelationship."-Geoffrey Cantor, Oxford Art
Journal
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