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The art of perspective is of such a nature as to make what is flat appear in relief. Perspective is the guide and the gateway, and without this nothing can be done well in the matter of drawing. So wrote Leonardo da Vinci. Throughout time, artists have struggled to represent our solid, three-dimensional world on a flat, two-dimensional canvas. How have artists represented our world over the centuries? At what point did artists first re...

The art of perspective is of such a nature as to make what is flat appear in relief. Perspective is the guide and the gateway, and without this nothing can be done well in the matter of drawing. So wrote Leonardo da Vinci. Throughout time, artists have struggled to represent our solid, three-dimensional world on a flat, two-dimensional canvas. How have artists represented our world over the centuries? At what point did artists first re...

Throughout time, artists have struggled to represent our three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional canvas. How have artists represented our world over the centuries? At what point did artists first represent the world in a realistic, natural-looking way?What techniques did they use to help achieve realism? Taking famous works as examples, the author takes us on a journey from pre-historic art, through spectacular Renaissance paintings, to m...

Voulez-vous épater vos amis avec des illusions visuelles? Intéressé par la photographie ou l'art? Avec ce livre vous comprendrez comment vous voyez pour de vrai et ainsi vous apprécierez mieux le génie des artistes et leurs peintures. Éducatif et étonnant en même temps, il y en a pour tous les âges et tous les niveaux. Nous ouvrons les yeux et le monde se présente comme sur un écran de cinéma. Les détails apparaissent bien définis, les couleur...

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We think we see the world in splendid detail, in glorious color, in 3D and full motion. But in reality, we only see detail over a tiny area, we are legally blind 25 degrees off center, and we are completely blind for up to half the time our eyes are open! Using striking visual illusions, the book demonstrates the eye's huge limitations compared with a modern digital camera but then goes on to show how nature splendidly overcomes these limitati...