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Where your eye is sent, a trick invented in Florence, and why no colour is itself

Caravaggio · Brunelleschi · Chevreul · Albers · 3 chapters · 11 min read

Where your eye is sent, a trick invented in Florence, and why no colour is itself.

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  1. 01Where Your Eye Is SentOn the route through a picture, and who decided it.
  2. 02A Trick Invented in FlorenceOn a demonstration with a peephole, and what the window costs.
  3. 03No Colour Is ItselfOn a complaint about dyes, a robe that cost more than gold, and colours that have left.