Rembrandt may be glazed his mirror for portraits .

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I spent last few years to learn more about Rembrandt and Da Vinci, I could find only 40 or more papers about their techniques , ideas , analyses and much more.

My intention is to create a similar vision as old Leitz lenses created or Leitz binos shows.

My experience with 9 Leitz lenses at few candles light photography , shadow photography, etc makes me want to use these lenses now again but I have no finance today , I only have elmar 35 , vario elmar 35-70 and hektor 135 mm now.

Now , I learned mona lisa been finished in 40 years because the each of 40 layers of glazes took 1 year to dry.

That creates different lighting and viewing angle , you see different combinations of base layer and glazes on top layers.

Its similar to print on glass plates , same picture but different techniques , stack these layers and view at home. For each lighting conditions , you see different shadows ,grades , high frq. noise , low frq. noise , different resolutions etc.

I was reading a science article today and found rembrandt have a stereo vision problem and that forces him to draw 3d better. His left eye is 15 to 5 degrees out for each painting.

But he was talking about mirrors.

I was thinking to apply band pass photography to art and scenic photography and I was thinking to glaze eye glass lenses or create a afocal flat lens which have three dimensional optical transfer function,

And I found rembrandt could glaze his mirror to control resolution , contrast , colors , increase the temp. of few colors , intensify the candle light ,control the degrades , control the chaotic fractal nature of shadows etc.

I always find

glazing eye glass lenses
glazing mirrors
glazing lenses
glazing photographic prints
glazing flat piece of glass as used as van gogh drawing painting wooden rectangular guide.

interesting

Glazes are interesting , there are many glazed - unglazed oil painting comparisons at google and some works like sharpen or usm or contrast tool , some of others works like tinting , color boost and some softens and dull the paint. I can prepare an article if you want. But classics tells there were no bright colors at that time and there were not some colors. Glazes brightens colors , makes purple and give a light to paint.

I read rembrandt applied first vermillon colored glaze to paint and than wipes it. It sits in shadows and gives a better 3d.
 
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It is commonly stated that Da Vinci began the Mona Lisa no earlier than 1503 and finished no later than 1517. So, that is at most 15 full years.

He died in 1519.
 
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