Giotto

Robert Campin The Merode Altarpiece, Cloisters,

Museum near the GWB.

Late Gothic

What is wrong?

How would you correct it?

Eye level A.K.A. Horizon line

Vanishing point

Lines can curve in linear perspective.

The vanishing point is behind the right wall.

Where is the vanishing point?

The Dome of the Cathedral of Florence, Italy, by Filippo Brunelleschi, the inventor of linear perspective.

Filippo Brunelleschi’s drawing of theChurch of Santo Spirito, left, and a photo

of the church today. Still convincing!

The Holy Trinity by Masaccio,

Early Renaissance

First large fresco to use linear perspective.

Profoundly influencedsubsequent artists

Where/how did Masaccio use

linear perspective?

Horizon lineVanishing Point

DRAWING A BOX

One point (Frontal) linear perspective

With frontal perspective, all 4 corners are right angles

The front plane alignsvertically with thevanishing point.

90

Horizon lineVanishing Point

One point (Frontal) linear perspective

Draw fromtop cornersback to thevanishing

points

Horizon lineVanishing Point

One point (Frontal) linear perspective

Back edgeis level

with other horizontal

lines

Horizon line/Eye level

Vanishing Point

One point (Frontal) linear perspective

Removeexcesslines

John Singer Sargent

Street in Venice

Make certain your vertical lines are truly vertical or “plumb”.

This is a plumb bob used by carpenters and masons. Originally, most bobs were made of lead. The

Latin word for “lead” is:

PLUMBUM (Pb in Chemistry)

The Romans used lead for their pipes. That is why we still call it “plumbing”.

Vanishing Point

Two point (Angular) linear perspective

Vanishing Point

a vertical line for the front edge is drawn.

Eye Level/Horizon line

Vanishing Point

Two point (Angular) linear perspective

Vanishing Point Vanishing Point

Two point (Angular) linear perspective

Vanishing Point

Lines are drawn to the two vanishing points for the sides of the box.

Eye Level/Horizon line

Vanishing Point

Two point (Angular) linear perspective

Vanishing Point Eye Level/Horizon line Vanishing Point

Two point (Angular) linear perspective

Vanishing Point

Edges of boxangle in, butonly slightly.

Vanishing Point

Two point (Angular) linear perspective

Vanishing Point Eye Level/Horizon line Vanishing Point

Two point (Angular) linear perspective

Vanishing Point

Back corner lines crisscross.

Vanishing Point

Two point (Angular) linear perspective

Vanishing Point Vanishing Point

Two point (Angular) linear perspective

Vanishing Point

Excess lines are removed

Eye Level/Horizon line

Each book has different sets of vanishing points because they are not parallel.

Eye Level. .

Teacher example of angular perspective. The letters are subject to the same perspective.

Severe angular perspective, distorted becausethe vanishing points are too close.

The Art of PaintingJan Vermeer, 17th c. Dutch

Angular perspective is convincing.

There is no distortion because the vanishing

points are far off the page.

Eye level is near the top of thisphoto taken in a standing position.

Eye Level is low - seated in a chair, at the same level with or slightly lower than the girl’s head

Eye Level is very high - same height as the fluorescent lights

Room 142