Computer analysis of a 17th-century painting shows that the artist did not, as has been claimed, use optical devices to project a perfect image of the scene onto his canvas. The researcher behind the analysis believes his findings undermine many aspects of a theory recently put forward by the painter David Hockney.
The article also points to another problem with Hockney's projection idea: a mechanical, not optical way for two paintings to be very similar.
Obviously, Hockney's not going to go down without a fight on this, as the article makes clear -- but his thesis is certainly taking on water.
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Gerry Canavan @ 9:17 AM
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