David Hockney's secret knowledge [videorecording] / David Hockney ; a BBC Production ; produced and directed by Randall Wright ; distributed under license from BBC Worldwide Americans, Inc.
Imprint
Princteon, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2002.
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 1/2 in.
Credits
Producer/director, Randall Wright ; photography, John Hooper.
Performer
Narrator, David Hockney.
Summary
Investigation of how early painters used simple cameras to capture realistic images--400 years before the invention of the photograph. Examines works by Jan Van Eyck, Vermeer, Holbein, Caravaggio and Velzquez. Demonstrates methods using camera lucida, camera obscura and convex mirrors.