An analysis of representations of fluid flows in classical paintings reveals scientific inaccuracies. Some of these misrepresentations might be caused by a limited understanding of fluid dynamics and others by deliberate artistic choices.
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The author is grateful to A. Stasenko, whose article5 sparked a life-long interest in the subject of depicting fluid phenomena in art — the illustrations of which have been used by the author in fluid mechanics classes both at the University of California at Santa Barbara and University of Alberta.
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Krechetnikov, R. Depictions of fluid phenomena in art. Nat. Phys. 18, 1256–1259 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01789-4
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