Lecture 9

Perspective

1.Objects far away appear smaller.

Picture 1.

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Picture3.

Picture 4.

 

2. A picture from the pre-renaissance (in the discussion board - link up).

3. Renaissance - early attempts: Jean Fouquet, 15th century.

4. One of the early masters who knew perspective: Albrecht Durer (15th/16th century).

4. Leonardo da Vinci.

5. A small analysis of Jean Fouquet.

6. Playing games with perspective.

(a) Ascending and Descending by Escher (1960).

(b) Ascending and Descending again, with a bunch of lines. The trick is hiden in a spiral.

(c) Relativity by Escher (1953).

(d) Carefully-restored Roman ruin in a forgotten Flemish locality with Oriental influences by Jos de Mey (1983).