In article <web.3da2b808270812b5a077d9480@news.povray.org>, 
nomail@nomail says...
> Ive wrote:
> 
> > I assume that Vermeer would not have placed his easel in the darkest place of
> > the room . . . What does this mean? Has Vermeer closed the window shades
> > because he preferred this kind of lighting for the room even if this means
> > his canvas was lit very poor? Or did he close the window shades, looked at
> > the room, opened them to do some brush strokes, closed them again...
> 
> Actually, Vermeer was probably using a camera obscura, which means that he
> was indeed sitting in the darkest part of the room.  More info here:
> 
> http://www.grand-illusions.com/vermeer/vermeer1.htm
> 
He certainly did not use a camera for his painting "Milkmaid". Try and 
figure out the perspective in this painting! It's near impossible to get 
it right. For one thing there is no room for the girl behind the table, 
and the table cannot be rectangular, to name two points :)

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Regards,  Sander

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