Filippo Brunelleschi and the Invention of Linear Perspective | Odd Salon EPIPHANY 3/7
Channel: Odd Salon
Date: 2019-09-20

After losing a Florentine door design competition to a bitter rival in 1403, Filippo Brunelleschi abandoned the art of sculpture and took a long-overdue Roman holiday. While studying the ancient ruins of Rome, he had a moment of insight that lead to the invention--or at least rediscovery--of linear perspective, a systematic way to capture three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. His stroke of genius not only transformed Renaissance painting, it allowed achievements of heretofore impossible feats of architecture, and even revolutionized the art of self-defense.

Aaron Laycook ~ Filippo Brunelleschi and the Invention of Linear Perspective

Odd Salon EPIPHANY - Six tales of acute realizations and revelations, profound insights, inspiration, and life altering discoveries

Recorded live 9/10/2019 at Public Works, San Francisco, CA

Curated by Miles Traer
Camera: John Adams
Edit/Post production: John Adams
Sound: Steen
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