Classification of Optical devices
POWER POINT OF THE LECTURE «Camara obscura: history, types and uses»
PAPER:
How to calculate the focusing distance
VIDEOS
1. David Hockney’s Secret Knoledge. BBC , 2008. Part 1.
- Clip 1: Camera lucida. From 4’40» to 7’20».
- Clip2: Philip Steadman’s study on Vermeer. From 19’44» to 22’46».
- Clip 3: Van Eick’s chandelier. From 30’50» to 34’36».
David Hockney’s Secret Knoledge. BBC , 2008. Part 2.
2. National Gallery of Art. Washington. Arthur Wheelock.
- Vermeer: Master of Light: Camera Obscura, Part 4
- Vermeer: Master of Light: Woman Writing a Letter, Part 5
3. Girl With A Pearl Earring, 2003. Camera obscura clip.
4. Tim’s Vermeer, 2013. Web Page.
SOME FURTHER INFORMATION:
- The Magic Mirror of Life (general information, resources and several types of cameras obscuras)
- Drawing with optical instruments (an electronic library with historical references)