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- catalog abstract ""In this interdisciplinary study drawing on the history of art and the history of science, Robert D. Huerta explores the conceptual intersections in the work of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer and the microscopist Antony van Leeuwenhoek, within the broader relationships between painting and science during the seventeenth century." "In a widely researched and deeply considered book, Huerta argues that Vermeer's use of the camera obscura and other instrumental adjuncts parallels van Leeuwenhoek's pursuit of the "optical way," and embodies a profound philosophical connection between these investigators. Analyzing Vermeer's work, Huerta shows that the artist's choices were the result of his personal response to contemporary scientific discoveries, and the work of men such as van Leeuwenhoek, Christiaan Huygens, and Galileo Galilei. Furthermore, Huerta compares Vermeer's program of informed observation to the methods used by van Leeuwenhoek and other scientists to accumulate and analyze instrument-mediated knowledge. This approach enabled Vermeer to confront the same issues as natural philosophers regarding the interpretation of unfamiliar images presented by instrumental systems."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Johannes Vermeer and the natural philosophers".
- catalog alternative "Parallel search for knowledge during the age of discovery".
- catalog contributor b12812425.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""In this interdisciplinary study drawing on the history of art and the history of science, Robert D. Huerta explores the conceptual intersections in the work of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer and the microscopist Antony van Leeuwenhoek, within the broader relationships between painting and science during the seventeenth century." "In a widely researched and deeply considered book, Huerta argues that Vermeer's use of the camera obscura and other instrumental adjuncts parallels van Leeuwenhoek's pursuit of the "optical way," and embodies a profound philosophical connection between these investigators. Analyzing Vermeer's work, Huerta shows that the artist's choices were the result of his personal response to contemporary scientific discoveries, and the work of men such as van Leeuwenhoek, Christiaan Huygens, and Galileo Galilei. Furthermore, Huerta compares Vermeer's program of informed observation to the methods used by van Leeuwenhoek and other scientists to accumulate and analyze instrument-mediated knowledge. This approach enabled Vermeer to confront the same issues as natural philosophers regarding the interpretation of unfamiliar images presented by instrumental systems."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-150) and index.".
- catalog description "Instrument-Mediated Knowledge in the Arts and Sciences "Instrumental Systems for the Imitation of Nature" and Instrument-Aided Perception -- Leeuwenhoek, Galileo, van Eyck, and Vermeer The Fruits of Observation and Technique -- Galileo, Huygens, Leeuwenhoek, and Vermeer The Intellect as Lens -- Leeuwenhoek, Galileo, Hooke, and Vermeer The Interplay of Text and Image -- Vermeer and Mapping The Landscape of Reality -- Vermeer, Raphael, and Huygens The Art of Painting and Saturn's Rings -- Conclusion: Vermeer's Philosophy of Perception.".
- catalog extent "156 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0838755380 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lewisburg [Pa.] : Bucknell University Press ; London : Associated University Presses,".
- catalog spatial "Netherlands".
- catalog subject "759.942 21".
- catalog subject "Art and science History 17th century.".
- catalog subject "Art and science Netherlands History 17th century.".
- catalog subject "Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723.".
- catalog subject "N72.S3 H84 2003".
- catalog subject "Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Instrument-Mediated Knowledge in the Arts and Sciences "Instrumental Systems for the Imitation of Nature" and Instrument-Aided Perception -- Leeuwenhoek, Galileo, van Eyck, and Vermeer The Fruits of Observation and Technique -- Galileo, Huygens, Leeuwenhoek, and Vermeer The Intellect as Lens -- Leeuwenhoek, Galileo, Hooke, and Vermeer The Interplay of Text and Image -- Vermeer and Mapping The Landscape of Reality -- Vermeer, Raphael, and Huygens The Art of Painting and Saturn's Rings -- Conclusion: Vermeer's Philosophy of Perception.".
- catalog title "Giants of Delft : Johannes Vermeer and the natural philosophers : the parallel search for knowledge during the age of discovery / Robert D. Huerta.".
- catalog title "Johannes Vermeer and the natural philosophers".
- catalog title "Parallel search for knowledge during the age of discovery".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".