Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Send your prof a letter with the article. Educate him. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Hausman" <PGW@ecr.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 6:45 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Bokeh - OT Long > I wrote a Art History paper in 1979 on the fact that Vermeer used a camera > Lucida to help his rendering, he even rendered the optical artifacts in his > work. My art history prof said I was full of beans. HA! > > Dan pgw@ecr.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] > Sent: Friday, July 10, 2893 6:44 PM > To: Pgw > Subject: Re: [Leica] Bokeh - OT Long > > > > "Gil, Miguel (US - Los Angeles)" wrote: > > > > Mystery of Vermeer's technique uncovered > > > > The Guardian: Thursday, May 31, 2001 > > > > Fiachra Gibbons Arts correspondent > > > > For centuries art experts have attempted to solve the riddle of how > Vermeer > > painted canvasses of such sublime realism that Proust said he wanted to > die > > under one. Now one of the great mysteries of art history has finally been > > solved - Johannes Vermeer's delicately composed snapshots of Dutch 17th > > century domestic life look so like photographs because he used a camera. > > > ><Snip> > > Notice the use of the word "snapshots" in referent to the Vermeer paintings > which Proust what's to die under they are so good? Not exactly an insult is > it? > > That's what i was talking about 5 months ago!! > > :) > Mark Rabiner > > Portland, Oregon > USA > > http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/ > > > >