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

Author/creator Moffitt, John F.
Format Book
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©2008.
Descriptionvii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Christian art and symbolism.
Christianity and art.
Perspective.

Contents The historical emergence of linear perspective -- Instrumental sources for Leon Battista Alberti's Velo -- Masaccio and the functions of religious imagery in his time -- Recovering the original physical situation of Masaccio's Trinity Chapel -- The symbolic unity of Masaccio's Trinity -- Toward a more balanced interpretation of Masaccio's Trinity -- Seeing the host in art and architecture -- Liturgical perspective in the context of scenographic architecture -- The case for uterine perspective -- Host-worship and the Spanish custodias procesionales -- Sculpting divine vision in Narciso Tomé's Transparente -- Epilogue: the demise of pious perspective.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 299-308) and index.
LCCN 2008019451
ISBN9780786435050 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0786435054 (softcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks N 7831 .M38 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold