... with Saint John on Patmos (1640), Nicholas Poussin used linear perspective to demonstrate his knowledge of geometry. He created an idealized landscape adjusting natural and man-made forms according to geometric principles. In the ruins in the foreground/background, a cube, a three dimensional rectangle, and a cylinder are represented in perfect perspectival form, each illustrating a different aspect of foreshortening. The pathway recedes into ... of depth. Bibliography Similar to Poussin, Cézanne's Mont Sainte?Victoire (29-39) illustrates the three-dimensional quality of the landscape ...

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