The perspective in graphic arts was born with a different form than the one used to present it in today’s courses, and it developed along with the transformations of scientific thought. This study disassembles from the inside the perspective images of a series of works, and then assembles them again, using clear graphic elaborations to show every step of the process. The sequence of the essays illustrates the evolution of role of the abacus and of measures in the works of the first artist-scientists, according to the scientific thought of the time. From Humanism to Baroque, perspective ceases to be a research on the truth of the eye. On the contrary, it becomes the search of the the eye’s deception, exploiting mechanical devices and complex theorems of geometric optics. The original quest is therefore replaced by technical virtuosity. The final repertoire offers a selection of examples showing the wideness of the theme over the centuries.
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-1492-6149
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-8553-3476
Book Title
Diminuzioni e accrescimenti
Book Subtitle
Le misure dei maestri di prospettiva
Editors
Maria Teresa Bartoli, Monica Lusoli
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
320
Publication Year
2018
Copyright Information
© 2018 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-731-3
ISBN Print
978-88-6453-730-6
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-6453-731-3
eISBN (xml)
978-88-9273-105-9
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919