Vermeer's camera : uncovering the truth behind the masterpieces /

Steadman, Philip, 1942-

Vermeer's camera : uncovering the truth behind the masterpieces / Philip Steadman - [Oxford ; New York] : Oxford University, [2001] - xiv,207 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.,maps ; 24cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This intellectual detective story starts by exploring Vermeer's possible knowledge of 17th-century optical science, and outlines the history of this early version of the photographic camera, which projected an accurate image for artists to trace.

9780192159670 . 9780192159670 . £17.99

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Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675


Photography, Pinhole
Camera obscuras
Painting, Dutch
Painting--Netherlands
Art and Design.
Fine arts: treatments & subjects
Photographic equipment & techniques: general
Individual artists, art monographs
History of art