Vermeer's Camera Uncovering the Truth Behind the Masterpieces

Name: Vermeer's Camera Uncovering the Truth Behind the Masterpieces
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ISBN: 9780192159670

ISBN-10: 0192159674

ISBN-13: 9780192159670

Edition: 2001

Authors: Philip Steadman

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Art historians have long speculated on how Vermeer achieved the uncanny mixture of detached precision, compositional repose, and perspective accuracy that have drawn many to describe his work as "photographic." Indeed, many wonder if Vermeer employed a camera obscura, a primitive form of camera, to enhance his realistic effects? In Vermeer's Camera, Philip Steadman traces the development of the camera obscura--first described by Leonaro da Vinci--weighs the arguments that scholars have made for and against Vermeer's use of the camera, and offers a fascinating examination of the paintings themselves and what they alone can tell us of Vermeer's technique. Vermeer left no record of his method…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/7/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 222
Size: 6.20" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Acknowledgements


List of plates


List of illustrations


Introduction



The camera obscura



The discovery of Vermeer's use of the camera



Who taught Vermeer about optics?



A room in Vermeer's house?



Reconstructing the spaces in Vermeer's paintings



The riddle of the Sphinx of Delft



More evidence, from rebuilding Vermeer's studio



Arguments against Vermeer's use of the camera



The influence of the camera on Vermeer's painting style


Appendices



Architectural features appearing in Vermeer's interiors



Measurements of Vermeer's room and furniture


Notes


Further reading


Picture credits


Index