A History of Perspective

Perspective errors appear in paintings usually done before

_____________________________

The perspective lines usually _____________________________, but not to a single

point and not on the horizon

_______________________________________________: The lines diverge against the

horizon, rather than converge

Masaccio Lived: December 21, 1401-1428 (died age 26)

Nationality:______________________________

Field: Painting, Fresco

Movement: Early Renaissance

Famous Work: Holy Trinity c.1427

Most Notable: First known artist to show ______________________________ in

a work of art

Filippo Brunelleschi Lived: 1377-April 15, 1446 (aged 68–69)

Nationality: Italian

Field: ______________________________

Movement: Early Renaissance

Most Notable: Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore & discovery of

perspective

How Perspective was discovered:

Brunelleschi—observed that with a

_____________________________________________________________________, parallel lines appear to

converge at a single point in the distance

He is credited with the discovering perspective in _______________________________

(discrepancy exists)

First known painting to show linear perspective is

____________________________________________________ by Masaccio