5th grade
2 point perspective drawing
who was the first person to use perspective in their art?
First Perspective – Fillipo Brunelleschi & Masaccio
Masaccio – The Tribute Money c.1426-27 Fresco, The Brancacci Chapel, Florence The first known picture to make use of linear perspective was created by the Florentine architect Fillipo Brunelleshi (1377-1446). Painted in 1415, it depicted the Baptistery in Florence from the front gate of the unfinished cathedral. The linear perspective system projected the illusion of depth onto a two dimensional plane by use of ‘vanishing points’ to which all lines converged, at eye level, on the horizon. Soon after Brunelleshi’s painting, the concept caught on and many Italian artists started to use linear perspective in their paintings. Masaccio (1401 – 1428) the first great painter of the early Renaissance period, was the first artist who demonstrated full command of the new rules of perspective; the figures in his paintings have volume and the buildings and landscapes realistically recede into the distance. Masaccio is seen now as being the initiator of the new style of Florentine Realism. |
Masaccio – The Tribute Money c.1426-27 Fresco, The Brancacci Chapel, Florence
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1 point perspective:
In 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades, you learned about 1 point perspective. This means there is one point on the horizon line that all things within the picture pointed to. You have probably made a picture like this.
2 point perspective
Now, you get to step it up!!! 2 point perspective means that there are now 2 points on the horizon line that all things point to. You will watch the video and make a drawing like this house.