Tim's Vermeer was indeed a very fun watch ! I am glad I got a chance to see it in theater at the time of release. My one issue with it is that it completely omits the other possible ways to check local values and colors accurately (jumping straight from "camera obscura cannot get values since it's an overlay" to "therefore…
Highly recommend this 4-disc series (maybe provided free by your local library): http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/understanding-greek-and-roman-technology-from-catapult-to-the-pantheon.html More than a documentary that can by-pass a lot of back info, this chapter divided lectures cover sequentially and in-depth…