在这本开创性的、图文并茂的书中，马丁•肯普研究了起源于光学的艺术理论和实践的重要范例：从布鲁内莱斯基发明透视学及莱昂纳多和杜勒对透视学的利用到摄影术的开始。在对色彩理论的讨论中，肯普描述了色彩科学的两大传统：亚里士多德的原色传统和牛顿的棱镜理论，后者影响了朗格、透纳和修拉。他的不朽之作不仅增加了我们对一大批个人艺术作品的理解，而且为所有对科学和艺术之间的相互影响感兴趣的人提供了宝贵的信息。

In this pathbreaking and richly illustrated book, Martin Kemp examines the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice from Brunelleschi’s invention of perspective and its exploitation by Leonardo and Durer to the beginnings of photography. In a discussion of color theory, Kemp traces two main traditions of color science: the Aristotelian tradition of primary colors and Newton’s prismatic theory that influenced Runge, Turner, and Seurat. His monumental book not only adds to our understanding of a large group of individual works of art but also provides valuable information for all those interested in the interaction between science and art.