EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the Reinvention of Seeing

Tells the tale of a crucial moment in human discovery by focusing on the interplay between the great Dutch artist Vermeer and the amateur scientist Van Leeuwenhoek. Snyder shows how they transformed the way we see the world with the tools of art and science of the 17th century. 16 pages of photos, some color.