| Camera
Obscura as an Artistic Aid |
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| • | Since Giovanni
Battista della Porta popularized the camera |
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| obscura in 1558
through his “Magiae Naturalis” book, it |
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| became
increasingly popular among both artists and amateur |
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| painters. |
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| • | Camera obscuras
as drawing aids were soon found in many |
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| shapes and
sizes. |
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| • | When looking
through the lens of a camera obscura, the view |
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| presented is
actually reflected through the mirrors onto the |
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| paper or cloth
and allows the artist to draw by tracing the |
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| outline. |
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