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  2. Illusionistic ceiling painting - Wikipedia

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    Illusionistic ceiling painting, which includes the techniques of perspective di sotto in sù and quadratura, is the tradition in Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo art in which trompe-l'œil, perspective tools such as foreshortening, and other spatial effects are used to create the illusion of three-dimensional space on an otherwise two ...

  3. Perspective (graphical) - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, oblique foreshortening of round elements like shields and wheels is evident in Ancient Greek red-figure pottery. [ 7 ] Systematic attempts to evolve a system of perspective are usually considered to have begun around the fifth century BC in the art of ancient Greece , as part of a developing interest in illusionism allied to ...

  4. Perspective distortion - Wikipedia

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    In the 20th century, perspective distortion expanded into photography and modern art, with wide-angle and telephoto lenses creating exaggerated or compressed views. Photographers like André Kertész used distortion to evoke emotional or psychological responses, while surrealists like Salvador Dalí distorted perspective to challenge reality ...

  5. Quadro riportato - Wikipedia

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    The ceiling is intended to look as if a framed painting has been placed overhead; there is no illusionistic foreshortening, figures appearing as if they were to be viewed at normal eye level. Mengs' Parnassus (1761) in the Villa Albani (now Villa Albani-Torlonia) is a famous example — a Neoclassical criticism against Baroque illusionism.

  6. Oblique projection - Wikipedia

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    The foreshortening factor (1/2 in this example) is inversely proportional to the tangent of the angle (63.43° in this example) between the projection plane (colored brown) and the projection lines (dotted). Front view of the same. Oblique projection is a type of parallel projection: it projects an image by intersecting parallel rays (projectors)

  7. Lamentation of Christ (Mantegna) - Wikipedia

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    The Lamentation of Christ is a topic in Christian religious art, especially popular in the High Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, which depicts the moment of mourning following the Crucifixion and lowering of Christ's body from the cross. Mantegna's variant includes some aspects commonly associated with the scene, including the ...

  8. The Elevation of the Cross (Rubens) - Wikipedia

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    The Elevation of the Cross is an accurate biblical representation of the crucifixion of Christ, in keeping with the specific guidelines for art produced following the Council of Trent. [3] Rubens reflects the spirit of the Counter-Reformation by representing the victorious nature of Christ's death while maintaining his divine nature. [2]

  9. Themes in Italian Renaissance painting - Wikipedia

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    Primarily through the depiction of architecture, Renaissance artists were able to practice the art of three-dimensional illusion using linear perspective, which gave their works a greater sense of depth. [3] The pictures in the gallery below show the development of linear perspective in buildings and cityscapes.