I'm thinking of doing a little slideshow exploring the (geometric)compass and the lesser known divider in art history.
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I'm thinking of doing a little slideshow exploring the (geometric)compass and the lesser known divider in art history.
What are some paintings/drawings/engravings you like (or find hilarious) where someone is holding one of these instruments?
"Melencolia I" from 1514 by Albrecht Dürer features an angel who reminds me of my students, she had about enough of geometry puzzles. She's holding a divider which is used more often in woodworking and cartography than geometry.
I have to ask because searching for things like "holding drafting compass portrait" give results littered with garbage like this.
More than half of image search results are AI generated and they are *so* bad. Even if I wanted a magnetic compass he's not even holding it!
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I have to ask because searching for things like "holding drafting compass portrait" give results littered with garbage like this.
More than half of image search results are AI generated and they are *so* bad. Even if I wanted a magnetic compass he's not even holding it!
I know this is typical but I find it so upsetting.
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I know this is typical but I find it so upsetting.
If I were younger I'd have a tantrum over this. LAMO.
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I'm thinking of doing a little slideshow exploring the (geometric)compass and the lesser known divider in art history.
What are some paintings/drawings/engravings you like (or find hilarious) where someone is holding one of these instruments?
"Melencolia I" from 1514 by Albrecht Dürer features an angel who reminds me of my students, she had about enough of geometry puzzles. She's holding a divider which is used more often in woodworking and cartography than geometry.
@futurebird The wonderful @l_amusee has you covered for the Renaissance period!
https://lamusee.fr/tags/compas -
@futurebird The wonderful @l_amusee has you covered for the Renaissance period!
https://lamusee.fr/tags/compas -
@futurebird you'll find quite a few actual compasses here :
https://www.europeana.eu/en/search?page=2&qf=TYPE%3A%22IMAGE%22&qf=collection%3Aart&query=compass&view=grid -
@futurebird you'll find quite a few actual compasses here :
https://www.europeana.eu/en/search?page=2&qf=TYPE%3A%22IMAGE%22&qf=collection%3Aart&query=compass&view=gridI'm looking for representations of compasses in art, in particular ones that show how people hold them.
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I'm thinking of doing a little slideshow exploring the (geometric)compass and the lesser known divider in art history.
What are some paintings/drawings/engravings you like (or find hilarious) where someone is holding one of these instruments?
"Melencolia I" from 1514 by Albrecht Dürer features an angel who reminds me of my students, she had about enough of geometry puzzles. She's holding a divider which is used more often in woodworking and cartography than geometry.
@futurebird you'll definitely want Holbein!
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@futurebird you'll definitely want Holbein!
@Tarnport @futurebird There's also a pair depicted in Holbein's The Ambassadors (but not in use - just one of the objects on the shelving they are leaning against; under the lute and near the globe).
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@Tarnport @futurebird There's also a pair depicted in Holbein's The Ambassadors (but not in use - just one of the objects on the shelving they are leaning against; under the lute and near the globe).
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@futurebird you'll definitely want Holbein!
I love painting like this where you get to see all the gadgets and dodads on their desk.
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I know this is typical but I find it so upsetting.
@futurebird
the scrambled directions of modern technology ...
