Painterly Perspective and Piety: Religious Uses of the Vanishing Point, from the 15th to the 18th Century

by John F. Moffitt

While the Renaissance is generally perceived to be a secular movement, the majority of large artworks executed in 15th century Italy were from ecclesiastical commissions. Because of the nature of primarily basilica-plan churches, a parishioner's view was directed by the diminishing parallel lines formed by the walls of the structure. Appearing to converge upon a mutual point, this resulted in an artistic phenomenon known as the vanishing point...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786435054
• ISBN13: 9780786435050
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher