Piero Della Francesca : a mathematician's art
"Piero della Francesca, one of the greatest painters of the fifteenth century, was also an accomplished mathematician. This book - the first combined study of Piero's work as a mathematician and as a painter - explores the connections between these two sides of his activity and thus enhances our understanding of both his paintings and his writings."--Jacket
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xi, 420 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
9780300103427, 0300103425
54079913
The background
Perspective
Piero's early life and continuing ties
A sense of space
The force of lines: on perspective for painting
Optics and illusionism
But is it art?
From Piero della Francesca to Galileo Galilei