domingo, 6 de fevereiro de 2011

«Camera Obscura»

Charles Amédée Philippe Van Loo, The Camera Obscura (1764, National Gallery of Art, Washington)
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«The camera obscura (...) is an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen. It is used in drawing and for entertainment, and was one of the inventions that led to photography. The device consists of a box or room with a hole in one side. Light from an external scene passes through the hole and strikes a surface inside where it is reproduced, upside-down, but with color and perspective preserved. The image can be projected onto paper, and can then be traced to produce a highly accurate representation».
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4 comentários:

Presépio no Canal disse...

Agora fizeste-me lembrar Vermeer...

Margarida Elias disse...

Também me lembrei...:)

ana disse...

Margarida,
Que beleza e que descoberta magnífica. Não conhecia e fiquei maravilhada.
Bjs :)

Margarida Elias disse...

Ana: Fico contente:)
Bj!