Art 109 Renaissance to Modern Westchester Community College

Spring 2015  

Homework 2.2: Masaccio & Linear Perspective

Name _________________________________________________________________

How One-Point Linear Perspective Works (Smarthistory) http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/how-one-point-linear-perspective-works.html

1. What are the three basic elements of linear perspective? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why was linear perspective so important? What did it enable artists to do that they couldn’t do before? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

Masaccio’s Holy Trinity: http://smarthistory.org/holy-trinity-santa-maria-novella-florence.html 3. According to the speakers, what is so significant about how Christ’s body is depicted in this picture? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

4. According to the speakers, what does Masaccio have in common with Donatello? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Art 109 Renaissance to Modern Westchester Community College

Spring 2015  

Masaccio’s The Tribute Money in the Brancacci Chapel http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/Masaccio.html 5. Explain the narrative of this picture and how it related to contemporary Florentine events ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Explain how the artist directs the viewer’s eye through this picture. Where does our eye go first, and how does the artist draw our attention there? Where does our eye go next, and how does the artist guide us? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Explain the technique Masaccio used to make the mountains in the distance appear to be far away ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. What technique is used to create the illusion that the buildings in the Tribute Money are receding into depth? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________