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Jan van Eyck

With the restoration of the Altar of Ghent in 1950-51 with the aid of ultraviolet prosvechenivany was found picture of God's Sheep, repainted many times, and retouched. Restorers began their work to restore the original image of Sheep, but the inhabitants of Ghent were impatient, demanding to finish work and return them to the altar.
I restavratorov had no choice and had to give an unfinished work. So, if you should look into today's Ovce at this altar, you'll see that it, instead of two ears, four ears.

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Many theories have been written about the realism of the work van Eyck, but the most interesting theory put forward the English artist David Hockney and physicist Charles Falco. They prepolozhili that van Eyck used optical devices, such as a bump and small mirror lens that helps the artist to create a photographic image. If we look at the picture "Arnolfini Portrait", we see a convex mirror between the two figures. If such a mirror flip on the concave side, it will be able to project the image on the wall
In 2001, in his book "Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost techniques of the Old Masters" Hockney argues that mirrors and lenses were well known at the time of van Eyka, as well as proof that prespektiva in van Eyck's paintings shifted as it should be be biased when using equipment with mirrors. When asked why no one is nowhere mentioned, nor the van Eyck, too, the use of optics in their work, Hockney and Falk answered that the artists kept it a secret that there are no competitors.
Art historians do not attach importance to the theory Hockney, they are to argue that in the 15 century mirrors were imperfect and the idea of projecting images for the people is very alien to the Renaissance period. Debate continues

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(Fashion-1400 period dress women have been with so many folds in front, which did not immediately identify a pregnant woman or fashion.)