History of Perspective

What is the definition of perspective?

• the appearance of objects in a landscape

• creating 3d shapes

• representation in a drawing or painting of parallel lines as converging in order to give the illusion of depth and distance

• the process of creating shades and tints in a drawing or painting

Who rediscovered the laws of perspective?

• Filippo Brunelleschi

• Albrecht Dürer

• Leon Battista Alberti

• Leonardo Da Vinci

What did Filippo Brunelleschi demonstrate?

• The theory of linear perspective

• The importance of size and placement in art

• The use of machines to aid in drawing

• The mathematical approach to perspective

Who published the treatise 'Della Pictura'?

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Leon Battista Alberti

• Filippo Brunelleschi

• Albrecht Dürer

What did Leonardo Da Vinci invent?

• The Artist's Manual

• The Perspectograph

• Perspective machines

• The perspective frame

What was the Perspectograph used for?

• Making precise measurements of a subject

• Creating rough sketches for paintings

• Drawing quick and lightning-fast sketches

• Translating reality onto the picture plane

Who published 'The Artist's Manual'?

• Filippo Brunelleschi

• Leon Battista Alberti

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Albrecht Dürer

What did Albrecht Dürer's perspective machine enable?

• Precise measurements of a subject

• Quick and easy translation of scenes

• Drawing quick and lightning-fast sketches

• Creating rough sketches for paintings

What did Vincent Van Gogh use to translate what he saw?

• The Perspectograph

• Perspective machines

• The Artist's Manual

• The perspective frame

What did Vincent Van Gogh use to quickly and easily draw what he saw?

• Perspective machines

• The Perspectograph

• The perspective frame

• The Artist's Manual