1. And It’s Impact on the History of Art
Perspective
And It’s Impact on the History of Art

2. Compare & Contrast
The School of Athens, Raphael, 1509–1510, Fresco, 500 cm × 770 cm (200 in × 300 in), Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
The Miracle of the child falling from the balcony, c. 1328, Tempera on panel. Church of St. Augustine Novello, Siena, Italy.

3. Art Before Perspective
Perspective errors appear in paintings usually done before 1400
The perspective lines usually converge, but not to a single point and not on the horizon
Reverse perspective: The lines diverge against the horizon, rather than converge
Thirteenth century Madonna with Child in the Italo-Byzantine style.

4. Masaccio Facts at a Glance:
Lived: December 21, (died age 26)
Nationality: Italian
Field: Painting, Fresco
Movement: Early Renaissance
Famous Work: Holy Trinity c.1427
Most Notable: First known artist to show linear perspective in a work of art
The Tribute Money, fresco in the Brancacci Chapel in Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

5. Filippo Brunelleschi Facts at a Glance:
Lived: 1377-April 15, 1446 (aged 68–69)
Nationality: Italian
Field: Architecture, Sculpture, Mechanical engineering
Movement: Early Renaissance
Most Notable: Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore & discovery of perspective

6. Brunelleschi—observed that with a fixed single point of view, parallel lines appear to converge at a single point in the distance
Brunelleschi's Discovery of Linear Perspective
Perspective Video
He is credited with the discovering perspective in or 1435 (discrepancy exists)
First known painting to show linear perspective is Holy Trinity by Masaccio

7. Holy Trinity by Masaccio

8. Notice the influence? Mines of Moria from The Lord of the Rings
Interior View of Santa Maria del Fiore

9. Science Art and Technology
How to Make a Life Size Camera Obscura