The Science of Art: Optical Themes in Western Art from Brunelleschi to Seurat
by Kemp, Martin
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- Very Good
- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0300052413
- ISBN 13
- 9780300052411
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About This Item
New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 1992. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 375 pages. 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. Clean copy. NOTE: Due to weight, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Record # 384488
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- Title
- The Science of Art: Optical Themes in Western Art from Brunelleschi to Seurat
- Author
- Kemp, Martin
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0300052413
- ISBN 13
- 9780300052411
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven CT
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- art, Sciences, , .
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- art;
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