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Piero Della Francesca : a mathematician's art / J.V. Field.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2005.; New Haven : Yale University Press, c2005.Description: xi, 420 p. : ill. (some col.) 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780300103427 .
  • 9780300103427 .
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Partial contents:
Introduction -- The background -- Perspective -- Piero's early life and continuing ties -- A sense of space -- The force of lines: on perspective for painting -- Optics and illusionism -- But is it art? -- From Piero della Francesca to Galileo Galilei
Summary: Piero della Francesca, one of the greatest painters of the 15th century was also an accomplished mathematician. This study explores the connections between art and mathematics in Piero's work.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [386]-393) and index.

Introduction -- The background -- Perspective -- Piero's early life and continuing ties -- A sense of space -- The force of lines: on perspective for painting -- Optics and illusionism -- But is it art? -- From Piero della Francesca to Galileo Galilei

Piero della Francesca, one of the greatest painters of the 15th century was also an accomplished mathematician. This study explores the connections between art and mathematics in Piero's work.

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