Title: Eye of the beholder
Description: Taking readers to 17th-century Holland, where artists and scientists gathered, an extraordinary story reveals how two geniuses --a self-taught natural philosopher and an artist -- transformed the way we see the world by coming to the realization that there is more than meets the eye.
Subjects: Science, Art and science, Knowledge, History, Art, european, Vermeer, johannes, 1632-1675, Leeuwenhoek, antoni van, 1632-1723, Netherlands, history, Discoveries in science, Intellectual life, Netherlands, social conditions, New York Times reviewed
Places: Delft, Netherlands
People: Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723)
Time periods: 17th century