Author Question: Where is the vanishing point in the perspective analysis of Duccio's Annunciation of the Death of ... (Read 44 times)

faduma · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

Where is the vanishing point in the perspective analysis of Duccio's Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin, from the Maest Altarpiece?

a) at several points in the composition
b) just above and to the left of the Virgin's head
c) at the virgin's hands
d) at the angel's head

Question 2

In Harmony in Red (The Red Room), Henri Matisse deliberately intended to violate the laws of perspective. Why?

a) His interests were in things other than verisimilitude.
b) He preferred flat space and disliked shading.
c) He did not understand perspective.
d) He was more comfortable with the two-dimensional plane.