LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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A type of shoe.
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A type of dance
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Referring to a series of comic episodes usually involving a mischievous character.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -linear perspective, a system of creating an illusion of depth on a flat surface. All parallel lines (orthogonals) in a painting or drawing using this system converge in a single vanishing point on the composition’s horizon line.
Detailed explanation-2: -Linear perspective is a mathematical system for creating the illusion of space and distance on a flat surface. To use linear perspective an artist must first imagine the picture surface as an “open window” through which to see the painted world.
Detailed explanation-3: -perspective, method of graphically depicting three-dimensional objects and spatial relationships on a two-dimensional plane or on a plane that is shallower than the original (for example, in flat relief).
Detailed explanation-4: -Classical orders and architectural elements such as columns, pilasters, pediments, entablatures, arches, and domes form the vocabulary of Renaissance buildings. Vitruvius’ writings also influenced the Renaissance definition of beauty in architecture.