HOW DOES GOYA USED THE GOLDEN SECTION ?
"ART AND VISION"
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The golden section is a "magic number" : 1:1.61803399....
Found in various fields as art, architecture design and nature, this ratio is has been used throughout history and today for its aesthetic.
Painters used it, and attract the visitor's eye.
In this series we show that the hot spots (where the eyes are the most attracted : red) are in the golden section. Goya was right.
When the observation time increases, the glance concentrates on these zones. 
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The golden section is here : the condamned man, and the dead man on the ground.