Perspectival Drawing with Three Cubes

Peter Flötner

1528 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash · Drawings and Prints

For Renaissance artists, the representation of geometry was often a means of testing and perfecting their ability to work convincingly in perspective. Some drawings, such as this perspectival study by Flötner, depict physical models set into landscapes in order to emphasize their graphic three-dimensionality and as a means of displaying the maker’s skill at visualizing an object from multiple angles within a single image.

Artist

Peter Flötner

Date

1528

Medium

Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, Jean A. Bonna Gift, 2007