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William Mills Ivins, Jr.

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Born January 1, 1881
Died January 1, 1961 (80 years old)
United States
Also known as: William Mills Ivins, William M. Ivins
10 books
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American curator and author, son of the politician of the same name

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Art & geometry

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This highly stimulating study observes many of the sometimes startling interrelationships between art and mathematics throughout history. It explains the differences between ancient and Renaissance painting and sculpture as well as the development of perspective and advances in projective geometry achieved by Nicholas of Cusa, Kepler, and Desargues.