# Geometry: The Mathematics of Art

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Sarah Hart
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/maths-art)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The Italian architect Filippo Brunelleschi, designer of the dome of Florence cathedral, is also known for developing the rules of linear perspective. In a famous experiment, viewers looked alternately from a vantage point at his perspective painting of the Florence Baptistery, and then the real building, to appreciate the realism made possible by the technique. This lecture explores the maths of perspective, including modern examples like televised sports where sponsors paint their logos so they look right on camera.

## Lectures

1. [The Maths of Perspective in Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-maths-art/ffac53d5e882) (YouTube)
2. [The Maths of Beauty and Symmetry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-maths-art/685372518076) (YouTube)
3. [The Maths of Proportion in Art, Design and Nature](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-maths-art/7daad1cd4d67) (YouTube)
4. [The Beauty of Geometrical Curves](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-maths-art/9454dccfa21e) (YouTube)
5. [The Surprising Uses of Conic Sections](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-maths-art/0fb95002c09b) (YouTube)
6. [The Incredible Sine Wave and its Uses](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-maths-art/afa9de3713fe) (YouTube)