JEAN AUGUSTE DOMINIQUE INGRES’ MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIPS

Figure 1: The Grand Odalisque, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres 1814

Figure 2: A portion of the amazing geometric ground plan of Figure 1.

Note that AB // CD.

Figure 3 : A portion of the amazing geometric ground plan of Figure 1.

Figure 4: A portion of the amazing geometric ground plan of Figure 1.

 

 

The mapping of these intricate geometric ground plans was performed by the painter Ben Taishing Lau as his tribute to the Shrine of Beauty and Mathematics.

 

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