@inproceedings{53439e4a08aa44639fdf02776a2f1ae3,
title = "The science of optics: Recent revelations about the history of art",
abstract = "We have discovered a variety of types of optical evidence that demonstrate artists as early as Jan van Eyck and Robert Campin (c1425) used optical projections as aids for producing certain elements in their paintings. We also found optical evidence within works by well-known later artists, including Bermejo (c1475), Lotto (c1525), Caravaggio (c1600), de la Tour (c1650), Chardin (c1750) and Ingres (c1825), showing that the use of optical projections by artists continued up to the development of photography and beyond. However, it is important to emphasize this does not mean that paintings are effectively photographs. The mind as well as the hand of the artist is intimately involved in the creation process, so these complex images are much more than simply traced images that have been projected.",
keywords = "Art, Holbein, Human vision, Image analysis, Paintings, Renaissance, Van Eyck",
author = "David Hockney and Falco, {Charles M.}",
year = "2012",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1117/12.956447",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780819491978",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "The Nature of Light",
note = "The Nature of Light: Light in Nature IV ; Conference date: 12-08-2012 Through 12-08-2012",
}