Just in case anyone is wondering what is 16th Century Dutch Photorealist style of painting, here are few examples. Yours Truly coined the term and there was a write up on it on Suite101.com . Please bear in mind that in 16th century they did not even think about a pinhole camera yet as this kind of camera was invented by Johannes Keppler in 1604, I believe. The pinhole cameras came into wider use in late 17th century and Carl Zeiss, the proverbial father of optics, was born in the 19th century, wasn't he?
These paintings are all oil on canvas of various sizes, largest being 28" x 22". They were painted long time ago. The first one in 1972. The first painting is a painting of Prague Castle. It dominates the Prague skyline and is like an omnipresent fixture. The construction of St. Vitus cathedral was started in the 15th centure and the official year of completion is 1927.
The second painting is a spoof on still life, a very popular genre in Holland around the 16th century. While we are on the subject, I always thought that when refering to Holland one should say The Netherlands as Holland is only a province of The Netherlands but I came to find out that even the Dutch refer to their country as Holland. Go figure. I guess it's like us says United States instead of United States of America.The third painting is a painting of Prague bridges as viewed from Letna, a hill with a plain on top overlooking the river Vltava and part of New Town.
So, there you have it. And now you know what is the 16th Century Dutch Photorealism style all about.
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