Khazar-khum Wrote:
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> Of course.
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> A couple of the Rennes-le-Chateau sites could not
> understand how it is possible to date an unsigned
> painting. It's a process of elimination. The
> painting is oil, so it has to be post 1400, which
> is when oil came into wide use. Now we know it
> can't be earlier. Then we look at composition.
> Our artist has an imperfect understanding of
> perspective, which means that while he's read
> Brunelleschi, he hasn't quite got the hang of it.
> Brunelleschi's work on perspective was published
> in the 1440s and it took a while to be
> disseminated. It's still a useful book, and I've
> included a link that may help you to see why
> there's so much geometry in the art.
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> This was fun! Got any more for me?? (


Yes has Brunelleschi's work been tranlated or published recently?

Rick
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