A six metre (21 feet) high fresco is a major undertaking, particularly when it’s one of the first paintings to use accurate linear perspective. How was it done?
linear perspective
The importance of perspective in Western painting is hotly debated, but there is no doubt that is has brought about very visible change.
There have been experimental human interfaces that have conjured up greater depth, and presented projected objects instead of flat layers.
This final article summarises the importance of different cues to depth in painting.
Linear perspective is one of the most controversial topics in the theory of painting, and few issues about it are generally agreed.
