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    In which 15th century art piece (accredited to a print-maker whose famous work displays an early example of an optical illusion) emphasizes an item with a Wythoff symbol of 3 4 | 2?

    Question #102924. Asked by peasypod. (Feb 11 09 6:26 PM)


    BRY2K

    		Painting of Luca Pacioli, attributed to Jacopo de' Barbari, 1495?

    The Wythoff symbol in question is a rhombicuboctahedron.

    In the painting a rhombicuboctahedron half-filled with water is suspended from the ceiling. Pacioli is demonstrating a theorem by Euclid.

    http://www.mathconsult.ch/showroom/unipoly/10.html

    http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Luca-Pacioli


    Feb 11 09, 6:40 PM
    peasypod

    		Well done Bryan, a Golden Thingmajigg for you....

    Yes, indeed the artwork was done by Barbari, who incidently was affiliated with the first examples of 'trompe l'oeil' with 'Still-Life with Partridge and Iron Gloves'.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacopo_de%27_Barbari

    Feb 11 09, 7:24 PM

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