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Published on: November 2, 2012
Perception and the art of depiction of cylindrical objects
Jan B Deregowski1, Peter McGeorge
1School of Psychology, King's College, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2UB, Scotland, UK. psy022@abdn.ac.uk
Abstract:
Many works of art, notably those in the Byzantine tradition, contain depictions of upright cylindrical objects such that the outline of their top surfaces is incompatible with that of their bottom surfaces. We endeavour to elucidate whether this is a consequence of a painterly usage or a perceptual effect and conclude, on the basis of empirical evidence, that the latter cause is more likely.
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