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linear perspective

system of perspective in which orthogonals converge toward one or more vanishing points
Class type of: perspective Q11815761

Facts

3 properties
Instance of
artistic concept, artistic technique[2]
Subclass of
perspective[3]
Uses
vanishing point, picture plane, foreshortening[4][5][6]
🏷️ Also known as
en linear perspective en Renaissance perspective en mechanical perspective en artificial perspective en legitimate construction cs lineární perspektiva de Lineare Perspektive el γραμμική προοπτική es perspectiva artificial es perspectiva cónica es perspectiva lineal fr Perspective linéaire it costruzione legittima ja 線遠近法 nl lineair perspectief pl Perspektywa linearna pl Perspektywa liniowa pl Perspektywa zbieżna uk лінійна перспектива zh 线性透视法
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
2-punktperspektive.svg ↗
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300056348
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
3wiLaF
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
26579
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
art/linear-perspective
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120qkbd7

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🔗 Connections
Subtypes 2
aerial perspective, one-point perspective
Uses 2
vanishing point, foreshortening
Subclass of 1
perspective
← Facet of 1
vanishing point
← Field of work 1
Gérard Desargues
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Summary

linear perspective is an artistic concept[1].

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Gérard Desargues

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 3wiLaF
    Instance of → artistic concept, artistic technique
    Subclass of → perspective
    Uses → vanishing point, picture plane, foreshortening
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