Perspective
Linear Perspective
Linear Perspective
A type of perspective used by artists in which the relative size, shape, and position of objects are determined by drawn or imagined lines converging at a point on the horizon.
Leon Battista Alberti
Leon Battista Alberti
To represent three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional canvas, an artist must render forms and figures in proper linear perspective. In 1435 Alberti wrote a treatise entitled De Pictura (On Painting) in which he outlined a process for creating an effective painting through the use of one-point perspective.
How Alberti saw 3-D
How Alberti saw 3-D
This short video illustrates how Leon Battista Alberti used a glass pane to see the world around him and capture the perspective we see in the world.
Using Plexiglass
Using Plexiglass
This video gives us a real world application of Alberti's methods for capturing perspective.