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The Resource The science of art : optical themes in western art from Brunelleschi to Seurat, Martin Kemp
The science of art : optical themes in western art from Brunelleschi to Seurat, Martin Kemp
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- Summary
- For almost five hundred years the central goal of European painting was the imitation of nature. Many artist and theorists, believing that imitation must be based on scientific principles, found inspiration or guidance in two branches of optics--the geometrical science of perspective and the physical science of colour. 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 375 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- INTRODUCTION ---- PART I: LINES OF SIGHT. Introduction to Part I --- 1. Perspective from Brunelleschi to Leonardo --- 2. Perspective from Dürer to Galileo --- 3. Perspective from Rubens to Turner ---- PART II: MACHINE AND MIND. Introduction to Part II --- 4. Machines and marvels --- 5. Seeing, knowing and creating ---- PART III: THE COLOUR OF LIGHT. Introduction to Part III --- 6. The Aristotelian legacy --- 7. Newton and after --- Colour plates --- Coda ---- APPENDIX I. EXPLANATION OF LINEAR PERSPECTIVE --- APPENDIX II. BRUNELLESCHI'S DEMONSTRATION PANELS
- Isbn
- 9780300052411
- Label
- The science of art : optical themes in western art from Brunelleschi to Seurat
- Title
- The science of art
- Title remainder
- optical themes in western art from Brunelleschi to Seurat
- Statement of responsibility
- Martin Kemp
- Subject
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- Beeldende kunsten
- Brunelleschi, Filippo, 1377-1446
- Color in art
- Color in art
- Composition (Art)
- Composition (Art)
- Couleur dans l'art
- Europe
- Farbenlehre
- Farbenlehre
- Geschichte
- Geschichte 1400-1900
- Kleuren
- Kunst
- Kunst
- Malerei
- Malerei
- Maltechnik
- Barwy -- a malarstwo (szt.plast.)
- Nature (Aesthetics)
- Nature (Aesthetics)
- Nature (Esthétique)
- Optik
- Optik
- Painting -- Technique
- Painting -- Technique
- Paintings | Techniques
- Peinture -- Technique
- Perspectief
- Perspective
- Perspective
- Perspektive
- Perspektive
- Seurat, Georges, 1859-1891
- Wissenschaftsentwicklung
- Wissenschaftsentwicklung
- Maltechnik
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- For almost five hundred years the central goal of European painting was the imitation of nature. Many artist and theorists, believing that imitation must be based on scientific principles, found inspiration or guidance in two branches of optics--the geometrical science of perspective and the physical science of colour. 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kemp, Martin
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- ND1475
- LC item number
- .K46 1990
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Seurat, Georges
- Brunelleschi, Filippo
- Painting
- Composition (Art)
- Perspective
- Color in art
- Nature (Aesthetics)
- Composition (Art)
- Perspective
- Couleur dans l'art
- Nature (Esthétique)
- Peinture
- Beeldende kunsten
- Perspectief
- Kleuren
- Barwy
- Perspektive
- Kunst
- Maltechnik
- Farbenlehre
- Malerei
- Optik
- Wissenschaftsentwicklung
- Farbenlehre
- Kunst
- Malerei
- Maltechnik
- Optik
- Perspektive
- Wissenschaftsentwicklung
- Color in art
- Composition (Art)
- Nature (Aesthetics)
- Painting
- Perspective
- Label
- The science of art : optical themes in western art from Brunelleschi to Seurat, Martin Kemp
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION ---- PART I: LINES OF SIGHT. Introduction to Part I --- 1. Perspective from Brunelleschi to Leonardo --- 2. Perspective from Dürer to Galileo --- 3. Perspective from Rubens to Turner ---- PART II: MACHINE AND MIND. Introduction to Part II --- 4. Machines and marvels --- 5. Seeing, knowing and creating ---- PART III: THE COLOUR OF LIGHT. Introduction to Part III --- 6. The Aristotelian legacy --- 7. Newton and after --- Colour plates --- Coda ---- APPENDIX I. EXPLANATION OF LINEAR PERSPECTIVE --- APPENDIX II. BRUNELLESCHI'S DEMONSTRATION PANELS
- Dimensions
- 30 cm
- Extent
- viii, 375 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300052411
- Lccn
- 88033767
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)18832748
- (OCoLC)ocm18832748
- Label
- The science of art : optical themes in western art from Brunelleschi to Seurat, Martin Kemp
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION ---- PART I: LINES OF SIGHT. Introduction to Part I --- 1. Perspective from Brunelleschi to Leonardo --- 2. Perspective from Dürer to Galileo --- 3. Perspective from Rubens to Turner ---- PART II: MACHINE AND MIND. Introduction to Part II --- 4. Machines and marvels --- 5. Seeing, knowing and creating ---- PART III: THE COLOUR OF LIGHT. Introduction to Part III --- 6. The Aristotelian legacy --- 7. Newton and after --- Colour plates --- Coda ---- APPENDIX I. EXPLANATION OF LINEAR PERSPECTIVE --- APPENDIX II. BRUNELLESCHI'S DEMONSTRATION PANELS
- Dimensions
- 30 cm
- Extent
- viii, 375 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300052411
- Lccn
- 88033767
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)18832748
- (OCoLC)ocm18832748
Subject
- Beeldende kunsten
- Brunelleschi, Filippo, 1377-1446
- Color in art
- Color in art
- Composition (Art)
- Composition (Art)
- Couleur dans l'art
- Europe
- Farbenlehre
- Farbenlehre
- Geschichte
- Geschichte 1400-1900
- Kleuren
- Kunst
- Kunst
- Malerei
- Malerei
- Maltechnik
- Barwy -- a malarstwo (szt.plast.)
- Nature (Aesthetics)
- Nature (Aesthetics)
- Nature (Esthétique)
- Optik
- Optik
- Painting -- Technique
- Painting -- Technique
- Paintings | Techniques
- Peinture -- Technique
- Perspectief
- Perspective
- Perspective
- Perspektive
- Perspektive
- Seurat, Georges, 1859-1891
- Wissenschaftsentwicklung
- Wissenschaftsentwicklung
- Maltechnik
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