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PERSPECTIVE ON A VANISHING POINT: THE MATHEMATICS OF OBSESSION

“It was said of Uccello that the discovery of perspective had so impressed him that he spent nights and days drawing objects in foreshortening, and setting himself ever new problems. His fellow artists used to tell that he was so … Continue reading

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RESTLESS SPIRITS IN A SILT BOUND CITY

In Bruges, it is said that holy candles burn all night in the houses on the eve of All Souls, and the bells toll till midnight, or even till morning. people, too, often set lighted candles on the graves. A … Continue reading

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