perspective
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Perspective – the illusion Perspective – the illusion that an image has depth that an image has depth and 3-dimensional space and 3-dimensional space
(volume)(volume)
TRICKS/TECHNIQUES
OVERLAPPING (ORDER)
RELATIVE (diminishing) SIZES
VERTICAL PLACEMENT
ATMOSPHERIC
LIGHT
LINEAR (ONE OR TWO POINT)
TRICKS/TECHNIQUES
OVERLAPPING (ORDER)
RELATIVE (diminishing) SIZES
VERTICAL PLACEMENT
ATMOSPHERIC
LIGHT
LINEAR (ONE OR TWO POINT)
Atmospheric
Imitation of atmospheric effects:
hues more bluish & more pale
outlines less precise
small details lost
color contrasts muted
sfumato (“vaporous”) gradual transition
TRICKS/TECHNIQUES
OVERLAPPING (ORDER)
RELATIVE (diminishing) SIZES
VERTICAL PLACEMENT
ATMOSPHERIC
LIGHT
LINEAR (ONE OR TWO POINT)
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), The Campo di Rialtoc. 1758-63 Oil on canvas, 46 7/16 x 72 1/2 in
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), The Campo di Rialtoc. 1758-63 Oil on canvas, 46 7/16 x 72 1/2 in
Cimabue, Madonna
Enthroned, 1280-90
TEXTBOOK p. 185
NO PERSPECTIV
Eflat pictorial space similar to Ancient & Byzantine works
GIOTTOMadonna in Glory
c. 1311Tempera on panel128 x 90 1/2 in.
suggestions of PERSPECTIVE in a GOTHIC ERA work; PERSPECTIVE is a major development of the RENAISSANCE
(key words in BOLD)
. . . in music?
Yes!
Can you tell the difference between a loud sound far away and soft sound nearby?
Psycho-acoustic effects of near and far (reverb, TDOA, spectral roll-off, timbre, etc.)
- used in film music, electronic music, and some orchestral music, particularly MAHLER