Painterly perspective and piety : religious uses of the vanishing point, from the 15th to the 18th century /

"The Renaissance is perceived to be a secular movement, the majority of artworks were from ecclesiastical commissions. Because of the nature of basilica-plan churches, a parishioner's view was directed by diminishing parallel lines formed by walls of the structure. Appearing to converge up...

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Main Author:	Moffitt, John F. (John Francis), 1940-2008
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2008]
Subjects:	Christian art and symbolism. Christianity and art. Perspective.