linear perspective

noun

1. 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

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of linear perspective¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

He based his naturalistic art on the mathematically calculated theory of linear perspective.

From New York Times

They furnished avenging angels with modern rifles and Incan textiles, crowned Madonnas with ostrich feathers and flattened linear perspective to produce intensely colored, swirling visions of a cosmos in crisis.

From New York Times

Avery composed with large areas of flat color, creating depth with color contrasts and harmonies instead of shifts in scale and linear perspective.

From Washington Post

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

A yellow painting of a grid receding into space from 2021 — essentially describing how linear perspective works in painting to create a sense of depth — has a lengthy title in the form of queries.

From New York Times