This book provides a unique analysis of art and its history by examining the works of famous artists from an ophthalmologist's perspective. It explains how Monet and Cassatt's work may have been affected by cataracts; the ocular diseases of Degas and O'Keeffe; and possible eye problems with El Greco, Renoir and van Gogh. 147 illus., 125 in color.
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This book provides a unique analysis of art and its history by examining the works of famous artists from an ophthalmologist's perspective. It explains how Monet and Cassatt's work may have been affected by cataracts; the ocular diseases of Degas and O'Keeffe; and possible eye problems with El Greco, Renoir and van Gogh. 147 illus., 125 in color.
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