optics and art

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optics and art

Secret knowledge

rediscovering the lost techniques of the old masters
2001
David Hockney makes a visual presentation of his theory that many Western artists of the past, dating from the early fifteenth century, used mirrors and lenses to create living projections which were then used to produce drawings and paintings. Includes a collection of extracts from documents used in Hockney's research, as well as related notes, essays, and letters.
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