Illusion of Space by Linear Perspective (39)

Linear perspective is a complex spatial system based on a relatively simple visual phenomenon: As parallel lines recede, they appear to converge and to meet on an imaginary line called the horizon, or eye level.


In this drawing, all the lines converge on the tiled floor. Also the columns get smaller and smaller as they recede into the point of perspective. By using linear perspective, it puts the viewer into the painting as if they are actually there looking in the hallway.