{"product_id":"the-science-of-art-optical-themes-in-western-art-from-brunelleschi-to-seurat-9780300052411","title":"The Science of Art: Optical Themes in Western Art from Brunelleschi to Seurat","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this pathbreaking and richly illustrated book  Martin Kemp examines the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice from Brunelleschis invention of perspective and its exploitation by Leonardo and Durer to the beginnings of photography. In a discussion of color theory  Kemp traces two main traditions of color science: the Aristotelian tradition of primary colors and Newtons prismatic theory that influenced Runge  Turner  and Seurat. His monumental book not only adds to our understanding of a large group of individual works of art but also provides valuable information for all those interested in the interaction between science and art. \"This beautifully made volume . . . shows us the unity of the visual study of naturethe exalted mutual task of Renaissance science and art.\"Scientific American  \"A wonderful book. . . . Martin Kemp has convincingly demonstrated that even the most diverse styles of Western art from the Renaissance to modern times remained ever enthralled by scientific optics. . . . A handsome volume.\"Samuel Y. Edgerton  American Scientist \"An extraordinarily ambitious  even daring  enterprise. . . . The book leaves us in no doubt about its authors expertise in both fields. It includes the most comprehensive account of the development of perspective theory and practice I know.\"Thomas Puttfarken  Times Higher Education Supplement \"Kemp has performed a valuable service. . . . His style is lucid and he emerges as an honest broker who judiciously weighs the historical evidence. He has an impressive command of the literature of both art and optical science across much of Europe and over a span of four centuries. . . . Kemps thesis is amply illustrated with several hundred plates  including many of his own line drawings. . . . The reader is led gently through the history of art and the details of optical science to appreciate their interrelationship.\"Geoffrey Cantor  Oxford Art Journal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651434733621,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300052413","price":64.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300052411.jpg?v=1781834660","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-science-of-art-optical-themes-in-western-art-from-brunelleschi-to-seurat-9780300052411","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}