linear perspective

noun

a mathematical system for representing three-dimensional objects and space on a two-dimensional surface by means of intersecting lines that are drawn vertically and horizontally and that radiate from one point one-point perspective, two points two-point perspective, or several points on a horizon line as perceived by a viewer imagined in an arbitrarily fixed position.

linear perspective

noun

the branch of perspective in which the apparent size and shape of objects and their position with respect to foreground and background are established by actual or suggested lines converging on the horizon

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Word History and Origins

Origin of linear perspective¹

First recorded in 1835–45

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Example Sentences

They proceeded empirically, directly observing how light and color behave in space, rather than by synthesizing observation and the rules of linear perspective that were being developed by their peers in Italy.

From Washington Post

You know, think about Brunelleschi figuring out the basic mathematics of linear perspective.

From Freakonomics

Size or linear perspective is a factor in the perception of depth or of distance.

From Project Gutenberg

Arial perspective, or the suggestion of distance, quickly followed this adoption of linear perspective.

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To find these points is the main object or duty of linear perspective.

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It certainly neglects chiaroscuro and linear perspective, and it displays an entire lack of form knowledge.

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These were given in linear perspective; of aerial perspective there was none.

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