Wasn’t there that theory about Vermeer (Dutch 17th century), that he was able to “crack the code” by using special lenses that allowed him to see how an image s

Wasn’t there that theory about Vermeer (Dutch 17th century), that he was able to “crack the code” by using special lenses that allowed him to see how an image should look on paper? HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7872661 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7872661