{"id":305035,"date":"2024-07-21T20:24:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T00:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/?p=305035"},"modified":"2024-07-24T16:44:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T20:44:44","slug":"camera-obscura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/camera-obscura\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Camera Obscura and How It Was Used as a Tool To Create Art in Perfect Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_305045\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305045\" class=\"wp-image-305045 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-0.jpg\" alt=\"Camera Obscura\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-0.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-0-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-305045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A camera obscura device. (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Camera_obscura_2.jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before the invention of the photographic camera, transferring a real-life image onto a sheet of paper or another flat surface was no easy feat. <a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/renaissance-artists\/\">Renaissance artist<\/a> and inventor <a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/leonardo-da-vinci-to-do-list\/\">Leonardo da Vinci<\/a> first described a mechanism that would make drawing in perfect perspective much easier to achieve, something that would later be known as <strong>camera obscura<\/strong>. Rather than meticulously measuring out the lengths and angles of a subject or scene, camera obscura offers a shortcut. The controversial invention allowed artists to simply trace lines and shapes from a projected image onto their canvas.<\/p>\n\n<h2>What Is <em>Camera Obscura<\/em>?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_494307\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-494307\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-494307 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 650 337&quot;&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cameria-obscura-illustration-2.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of Camera Obscura\" width=\"650\" height=\"337\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cameria-obscura-illustration-2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cameria-obscura-illustration-2-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cameria-obscura-illustration-2-150x78.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-494307\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-494307 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cameria-obscura-illustration-2.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of Camera Obscura\" width=\"650\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cameria-obscura-illustration-2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cameria-obscura-illustration-2-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cameria-obscura-illustration-2-150x78.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-494307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First published illustration of camera obscura in Gemma Frisius' book &#8220;De Radio Astronomica et Geometrica,&rdquo; 1545 (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:1545_gemma_frisius_-_camera-obscura-sonnenfinsternis_1545-650x337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, Public domain)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Camera obscura (meaning &ldquo;dark room&rdquo; or &#8220;dark chamber&#8221; in Latin) is a box-shaped device used as an aid for drawing or entertainment. Similar to a <strong>pinhole camera<\/strong>, it lets light in through a small opening on one side and projects a reversed and inverted image on the other.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>How It Works<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_305047\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305047\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-305047 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 750 457&quot;&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-3.jpg\" alt=\"Camera Obscura\" width=\"750\" height=\"457\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-3.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-3-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305047\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-305047 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-3.jpg\" alt=\"Camera Obscura\" width=\"750\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-3.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-3-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-305047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The camera obscura principle, illustrated by James Ayscough in &#8220;A short account of the eye and nature of vision,&#8221; 1755 (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:1755_james_ayscough.jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, Public domain)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As the name suggests, many historical camera obscura experiments were performed in a darkened room. The surroundings of the projected image have to be relatively dark for the image to be clear. The <strong>human eye<\/strong> works a lot like the camera obscura; both have an opening (pupil), a biconvex lens for refracting light, and a surface where the image is formed (retina).<\/p>\n<p>Early camera obscura devices were large and often installed inside entire rooms or even a tent. Later, portable versions made from wooden boxes often had a <strong>lenses<\/strong> instead of pinholes, allowing users to adjust the focus. Some portable box camera obscuras also featured an <strong>angled mirror<\/strong>, allowing the image to be projected the right way up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The History of Camera Obscura<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_494304\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-494304\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-494304 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 750 659&quot;&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-drawing-1.jpg\" alt=\"Camera Obscura Box Illustration\" width=\"750\" height=\"659\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-drawing-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-drawing-1-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-drawing-1-150x132.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-494304\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-494304 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-drawing-1.jpg\" alt=\"Camera Obscura Box Illustration\" width=\"750\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-drawing-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-drawing-1-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-drawing-1-150x132.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-494304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 19th-century illustration of a camera obscura box with mirror, with an upright projected image at the top (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Camera_Obscura_box18thCentury.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, Public domain)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The earliest written record of the camera obscura theory in antiquity can be found in 5th century bc. The studies of Chinese philosopher Mo Ti (470 to 390 BCE) (also known as Mozi), who founded Mohism recorded that the image in a camera obscura is flipped upside down because rays of light travel in straight lines from its source.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_494299\" style=\"width: 477px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-494299\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-494299 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 467 363&quot;&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/anthemius-camera-obscura-diagram-1.jpg\" alt=\"Diagram of Camera Obscura\" width=\"467\" height=\"363\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/anthemius-camera-obscura-diagram-1.jpg 467w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/anthemius-camera-obscura-diagram-1-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/anthemius-camera-obscura-diagram-1-150x117.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-494299\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-494299 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/anthemius-camera-obscura-diagram-1.jpg\" alt=\"Diagram of Camera Obscura\" width=\"467\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/anthemius-camera-obscura-diagram-1.jpg 467w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/anthemius-camera-obscura-diagram-1-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/anthemius-camera-obscura-diagram-1-150x117.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-494299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthemius of Tralles's diagram of light-rays reflected with plane mirror through hole (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:555_anthemius_of_tralles_-_light-diagram.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, Public domain)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the 4th century, Greek philosopher Aristotle noticed that sunlight passing through gaps between leaves projects an image of solar eclipses on the ground. The phenomenon was also noted by 6th-century Greek mathematician and co-architect of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/hagia-sophia\/\">Hagia Sophia<\/a>, Anthemius of Tralles, who used a type of camera obscura in his experiments. During the 9th century, Arab philosopher, mathematician, physician, and musician Al-Kindi also experimented with light and a pinhole.<\/p>\n<p>Familiar with these early studies, Leonardo da Vinci published the first clear description of the camera obscura in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/leonardo-da-vinci-codex-atlanticus\/\"><em>Codex Atlanticus<\/em><\/a><\/strong> (1502), a 12-volume bound set of his drawings and writings where he also talked about other inventions such as flying machines and musical instruments. He wrote (translated from Latin):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If the facade of a building, or a place, or a landscape is illuminated by the sun and a small hole is drilled in the wall of a room in a building facing this, which is not directly lighted by the sun, then all objects illuminated by the sun will send their images through this aperture and will appear, upside down, on the wall facing the hole. You will catch these pictures on a piece of white paper, which placed vertically in the room not far from that opening, and you will see all the above-mentioned objects on this paper in their natural shapes or colors, but they will appear smaller and upside down, on account of crossing of the rays at that aperture. If these pictures originate from a place that is illuminated by the sun, they will appear colored on the paper exactly as they are. The paper should be very thin and must be viewed from the back.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Over the years, Da Vinci drew around 270 diagrams of the optical device in his sketchbooks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_305042\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305042\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-305042 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 750 1125&quot;&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Camera Obscura\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-2-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-2-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-2-1-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305042\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-305042 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Camera Obscura\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-2-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-2-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-2-1-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-305042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A drawing comparing the human eye to a camera obscura from Leonardo da Vinci's &#8220;Codex Atlanticus,&#8221; 1490&ndash;1495 (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:1490-95_da_vinci_-_codex_atlanticus.jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, Public domain)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the 15th century, other artists began to see the potential of using the camera obscura as a drawing aid. However, using the device sparked controversy, as many viewed the tracing method as cheating.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Johannes Vermeer and Camera Obscura<\/h2>\n<p>Although there is no documented evidence to prove it, art historians have suggested that 17th-century Dutch master <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/vermeer-the-girl-with-the-pearl-earring\/\">Johannes Vermeer<\/a><\/strong> used the camera obscura as an aid to create his paintings. The theory is based on studies of the artworks themselves. Beneath the surface of his paintings, there are no signs that he made any corrections to his layouts as he worked. Instead, Vermeer created a shadowy image outlining the scene before painting, perhaps based on a projected image.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_305038\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305038\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-305038 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 750 836&quot;&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-1.jpg\" alt=\"Johannes Vermeer and Camera Obscura\" width=\"750\" height=\"836\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-1-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305038\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-305038 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-1.jpg\" alt=\"Johannes Vermeer and Camera Obscura\" width=\"750\" height=\"836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/camera-obscura-history-1-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-305038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Johannes Vermeer, &#8220;Officer and Laughing Girl,&#8221; 1657 (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Johannes_Vermeer_-_Officer_with_a_Laughing_Girl_-_WGA24622.jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, Public domain)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The first person to publicly propose the possibility that Vermeer used a camera obscura was American artist Joseph Pennell. In 1891, he noticed that the man in the foreground of Vermeer&rsquo;s <em>Officer and Laughing Girl <\/em>(1657) was shown nearly twice as large as the girl he sat facing&mdash;just as the scene would appear in a photograph.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Vermeer did use the camera obscura to achieve photographic perspective, his talent shouldn&rsquo;t be diminished. Painter and writer of <em>Traces of Vermeer<\/em> (2017), Jane Jelley, writes, &ldquo;The image from the camera obscura is merely a projection. To capture and transfer this to canvas requires skill, judgment, and time; and its product can only ever be part of the process of making a painting. We can never know if Vermeer worked this way, but we should remember that this is not a mindless process and not a shortcut to success.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How to Make Your Own Camera Obscura<\/h2>\n<p>Despite its long history, camera obscuras haven't completely fallen out of fashion. Some contemporary photographers and artists have had a revival of interest and continue to utilize these devices as visual aids.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, because of their simple design, camera obscuras make fun <a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/my-modern-met-maker\/\">DIY projects<\/a> for children and adults alike. All you need to get started is some cardboard, a magnifying glass, a paper bag, some tape, and glue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zd4F-N301bk\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" ><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>This article has been edited and updated.<\/h4>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Related Articles<\/span>:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/who-invented-the-camera-photography-history\/\">How the Development of the Camera Changed Our World<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/history-of-polaroid\/\">Get an &ldquo;Instant&rdquo; History of How Polaroid Revolutionized Photography<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/vermeer-the-girl-with-the-pearl-earring\/\">Girl with a Pearl Earring: Unraveling the Mysterious Masterpiece of the Dutch Golden Age<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the invention of the photographic camera, transferring a real-life image onto a sheet of paper or another flat surface was no easy feat. 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