Painterly perspective and piety
Subtitle: religious uses of the vanishing point, from the 15th to the 18th century
By: John F. Moffitt.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780786435050
Subjects: Christian art and symbolism; Christianity and art; Perspective
Description: "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 upon a mutual point, this resulted in an artistic phenomenon known as the vanishing point"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Historical emergence of linear perspective; title: Instrumental sources for Leon Battista Alberti's velo; title: Masaccio and the functions of religious imagery in his time; title: Recovering the original physical situation of Masaccio's Trinity Chapel; title: The symbolic unity of Masaccio's Trinity; title: Toward a more balanced interpretation of Masaccio's Trinity; title: Seeing the host in art and architecture; title: Liturgical perspective in the context of scenographic architecture; title: The case for "uterine perspective"; title: Host-worship and the Spanish custodias procesionales; title: Sculpting divine vision in Narciso Tomé's Transparente; title: Epilogue: the demise of pious perspective.