Vermeer's Camera
Uncovering the Truth Behind the Masterpieces
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Product details:
- Edition number New ed
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 4 April 2002
- ISBN 9780192803023
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages222 pages
- Size 233x156x14 mm
- Weight 380 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous halftones and line drawings; 8pp colour plates 0
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Short description:
Over 100 years of speculation and controversy surround claims that the great seventeenth-century Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer, used the camera obscura to create some of the most famous images in Western art. This book is an intellectual detective story, meticulously reconstructing the artist's studio, complete with a camera obscura, providing exciting new evidence to support the view that Vermeer did indeed use the camera.
MoreLong description:
Over 100 years of speculation and controversy surround claims that the great seventeenth-century Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer, used the camera obscura to create some of the most famous images in Western art.
This intellectual detective story starts by exploring Vermeer's possible knowledge of seventeenth-century optical science, and outlines the history of this early version of the photographic camera, which projected an accurate image for artists to trace. However, it is Steadman's meticulous reconstruction of the artist's studio, complete with a camera obscura, which provides exciting new evidence to support the view that Vermeer did indeed use the camera.
These findings do not challenge Vermeer's genius but show how, like many artists, he experimented with new technology to develop his style and choice of subject matter. The combination of detailed research and a wide range of contemporary illustrations offers a fascinating glimpse into a time of great scientific and cultural innovation and achievement in Europe.
Table of Contents:
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
Further Reading
A. Architectural features appearing in Vermeer's interiors
B. Measurements of Vermeer's room and furniture
