Eye of the Beholder - Johannes Vermeer, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek, Reinvention of Seeing

The remarkable story of how a painter and a scientist in 17th-century Holland transformed the way we see the world.

About the author

Fulbright scholar Laura J. Snyder is the author of The Philosophical Breakfast Club, a Scientific American Notable Book, winner of the 2011 Royal Institution of Australia poll for Favorite Science Book, and an official selection of the TED Book Club. She is also the author of Reforming Philosophy. Snyder writes about science and ideas for the Wall Street Journal. She is a professor at St. John's University and lives in New York City.

Summary

The remarkable story of how a painter and a scientist in 17th-century Holland transformed the way we see the world.

Additional text

Engaging ... a spirited account of these developments and of their conceptual as well as their practical implications. She is adept at picturing the culture in which her protagonists grew up. She has a relish for detail' London Review of Books.

Product details

• Authors: Laura J Snyder, Laura J. Snyder
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.04.2015
• EAN: 9781784970246
• ISBN: 978-1-78497-024-6
• No. of pages: 576
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non Fiction