THE PEERLESS JAN VAN EYCK, WIZARD OF SUPREME MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIP AND THE INVENTOR OF EUROPEAN PAINTING : THE MATHEMATICS IN HIS COMPOSITION

 

The masters have spoken. “Mathematics!” They all agree… That powerful chorus resonates down the corridors of History. Such strong unanimous endorsement of Mathematics should be able to humble any self-proclaimed young artist who desires to pay tribute to the Shrine of Beauty, also known by the name of Greatness…

 

 

                                                                                              Ben Taishing Lau

Figure 1: Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife,

              by Jan Van Eyck 1434

 

Figure 2: A portion of the amazing geometric ground plan of

              Figure 1.

 

Figure 3: A portion of the amazing geometric ground plan

             of Figure 1.

 

Figure 4: A portion of the amazing geometric ground plan of

             figure 1.

 

Figure 5: A portion of the amazing geometric ground plan

             of figure 1.

 

The mapping of the intricate geometric ground plan was performed by the painter Ben Taishing Lau as his tribute to the Shrine of Beauty, also called by the name of Greatness.

 

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