Impressionism between art and science
Subtitle: light through the prism of Augustin Fresnel (1790-1900)
By: edited by Gérard Mourou, Michel Menu, Monica Preti, Edmond Amouyal
Publisher: Hermann Editeurs
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9791037005342
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Art and science; Impressionism (Art); Criticism and interpretation; Painting; Technique; Modern Painting
Other titles: Light through the prism of Augustin Fresnel (1790-1900); Impressionism between art and science :
Description: 1820. Painting was undergoing a profound transformation. Representations of reality no longer took precedence over colour. Details were becoming less important and, above all, light began to vibrate, achieving predominance, and announcing Impressionism. In the scientific field, Augustin Fresnel, a young graduate from the École Polytechnique, demonstrated, with the help of his friends André-Marie Ampère and François Arago, that light was made up of waves rather than particles, a theory that ran counter to Newton and all the scientists of the time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.