When you look at a painting, the image is usually just a representation of something in the real world.

But if the painter is particularly skillful, the images on the canvas can appear lifelike.

Dutch master painter Johannes Vermeer is known for such realistic detail in his paintings.

When viewing one of his paintings of beautifully attired subjects, for example, you may feel that you can actually touch the fabric of their clothes.

Vermeer achieved this almost tactile (see definition and hear pronunciation below) quality in his art by capturing extremely accurate depictions of light and perspective.

It’s the closest thing that Vermeer, who lived in the 17th century, had to a camera, as we know it today.

Cool word vocabulary question of the day: Which painting or photographs have you seen that had a tactile quality?

Tactile: Perceptible by touch, tangible.

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