Linear Perspective in the Art World

Linear perspective was brought back by painters of religious works as a way to improve on early middle age art. The art before had been created in a way that looked distorted and unrealistic, with drastically enlarged body parts and not well placed in proportion to other figures. This was a way to help with the lack of realism in the current styles of painting. Brunelleschi started the process in the late 1300’s and the art continued to improve after then. Raphael continued working on perspective during his time period.

The similarities and differences between linear and the other perspective is the placement of the observer. In linear the observer is looking forward but all the focus is toward a central endpoint or several end points. Oblique and isometric perspectives are 3D perspectives with different views. Oblique perspective spotlights the main parts of the object painted forward facing always. Isometric perspective is 3D as well, but it’s more of a plain simple 3D image rather than a stylized version.

Linear perspective reflects the Humanistic ideology in a few ways. One way is because it glorifies human achievement and perfection. It shows the perfect angles and…