15th Century: Italy II

Question 1

What is the first step in creating a painting using linear perspective?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Draw a horizon line

Question 2

What does the image below represent?

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Answers may vary. How to draw something that appears in the distance, linear perspective

Question 3

What city is pictured below?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Florence

Question 4

What are the two components of linear perspective?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The horizon line and the vanishing point.

Question 5

What was Brunelleschi’s occupation?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

architect and engineer

Question 6

Where is the vanishing point in the image below?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

right under the window panes at the end of the hallway

Question 7

How does Perugino use the people in the background to create a sense of distance?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Answers may vary. He draws them smaller than the people in the foreground.

Question 8

What are the red lines in the image below?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

orthogonals

Question 9

What interesting feature did Alberti use on each floor of the Palazzo Rucellai?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Each floor has a different type of classically inspired column.

Question 10

Why is Brunelleschi considered such a significant contributor to Renaissance architecture?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

He rediscovered the mathematical principles of linear perspective and engineered the dome of the Florence Cathedral

15th Century: Italy II Answers