December 1, 2004
1 min read
Optics and Realism in Renaissance Art
A much publicized assertion holds that 15th-century painters achieved a new level of realism with the help of lenses and mirrors. But recent findings cast doubt on that idea
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December 1, 2004
1 min read
Optics and Realism in Renaissance Art
A much publicized assertion holds that 15th-century painters achieved a new level of realism with the help of lenses and mirrors. But recent findings cast doubt on that idea