Vanishing points : three dimensional perspective in art and history / Milton E. Brener.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brener, Milton E., 1930-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perspective.

Physical Description:

viii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2004]

Summary:

From prehistory, with almost no portrayal of depth, and the beginnings of perspective in Greek and Roman times, through its perfection by Brunelleschi and Alberti in 15th century Italy, to the return of flat style in the Middle Ages and the rebirth of perspective in the Renaissance, this work examines painters and works illustrative of the evolution of perspective.

Contents:

The "discovery" of the third dimension

Art before the third dimension

The "right" brain

The Greeks

Reaching for the third dimension

Nature in ancient art

Nature as religion in ancient literature

Discovery of the individual

Novelty

Portraiture

The Romans

The Middle Ages and the retreat of nature

Metaphor, individuality and facial representation in the Middle Ages

Chinese landscape

One point in space, one moment in time

Landscape in western art

The battle for nature

Evolution?

The final vanishing points.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-210) and index.

ISBN:

0786418540

OCLC:

54806384