Bilder Sebastiano Serlio (1475–1554) – Illustration of Architectural Perspective – Woodcut (Circa 1545-1600)

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This woodcut illustrates the principles of architectural perspective ("Optices"), demonstrating how to represent buildings receding into space using converging lines, characteristic of linear perspective techniques. The scene depicts a street view with partially drawn buildings rendered to explain the construction of perspective views. This plate is from Book II (on Perspective) of Serlio's highly influential multi-volume treatise on architecture, Tutte l'opere d'architettura et prospetiva.

Sebastiano Serlio was an Italian Mannerist architect, painter, and architectural theorist. Born in Bologna, he worked in Rome, Venice, and notably in France at the court of Francis I at Fontainebleau. His major contribution was his architectural treatise, published in several books from 1537 onwards, which became a primary source for understanding classical orders and Renaissance design, significantly influencing architectural practice across Europe through its practical advice and numerous woodcut illustrations.

Artist or Maker: Sebastiano Serlio

Dimensions: Approximately 35 cm x 25 cm

Medium: Woodcut

Date: Circa 1545-1600

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