"Since it is almost certain that linear perspective was discovered with the aid of plan and section ... and that the discovery of linear perspective took place sometime prior to the discovery of the vanishing point" (Evans 1992: 176), we propose some considerations on the topic, based on a retrospective analysis of a series of diagrams included in De Prospective Pingendi, the well-known, crucial pillar-treatise in the history of perspective in Renaissance. Looking at the three methods proposed by Piero della Francesca, indeed, the influence oof 'plan and section' and, more widely, of the 'othographic mentality' influenced by the metrics-oriented Euclidean tradition related to the Elements - and Optics - seem deeply rooted in the graphic diagrams as well as in the textual demonstrations of the treatise.
Orthographic anamnesis on Piero della Francesca's perspectival treatise
luigi cocchiarella
2021-01-01
Abstract
"Since it is almost certain that linear perspective was discovered with the aid of plan and section ... and that the discovery of linear perspective took place sometime prior to the discovery of the vanishing point" (Evans 1992: 176), we propose some considerations on the topic, based on a retrospective analysis of a series of diagrams included in De Prospective Pingendi, the well-known, crucial pillar-treatise in the history of perspective in Renaissance. Looking at the three methods proposed by Piero della Francesca, indeed, the influence oof 'plan and section' and, more widely, of the 'othographic mentality' influenced by the metrics-oriented Euclidean tradition related to the Elements - and Optics - seem deeply rooted in the graphic diagrams as well as in the textual demonstrations of the treatise.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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