De prospectiva pingendi
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De prospectiva pingendi is a foundational Renaissance treatise on the mathematical principles of linear perspective in painting, traditionally attributed to Piero della Francesca.
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| De prospectiva pingendi canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De prospectiva pingendi Context triple: [Renaissance art theory, hasKeyText, De prospectiva pingendi]
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The Prose of the World
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Mundus Novus
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The Ray of the Microcosm
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De prospectiva pingendi Target entity description: De prospectiva pingendi is a foundational Renaissance treatise on the mathematical principles of linear perspective in painting, traditionally attributed to Piero della Francesca.
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A.
The Prose of the World
The Prose of the World is a scholarly work by Sara Danius that examines the relationship between literature, perception, and modernity, particularly through the lens of early 20th-century narrative forms.
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B.
The Drawing of the Three
The Drawing of the Three is the second novel in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, following gunslinger Roland Deschain as he enters doorways between worlds to recruit key companions for his quest.
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C.
Elogio del Horizonte
Elogio del Horizonte is a monumental concrete sculpture by Spanish artist Eduardo Chillida, dramatically sited on a cliff in Gijón, Spain, framing the sea and sky as part of the artwork.
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D.
Mundus Novus
Mundus Novus is the Latin term famously used in early 16th-century writings, particularly those attributed to Amerigo Vespucci, to describe the newly discovered continents of the Western Hemisphere.
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E.
The Ray of the Microcosm
The Ray of the Microcosm is a philosophical-epic poem by Petar II Petrović-Njegoš that explores metaphysical, religious, and existential themes within the Serbian and Montenegrin literary tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance treatise
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art treatise ⓘ theoretical work on perspective ⓘ |
| aim | to provide rules for accurate perspective in painting ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Renaissance scientific approach to art
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Urbino court culture ⓘ |
| author | Piero della Francesca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| discipline |
history of art
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history of mathematics ⓘ |
| documentType | manuscript ⓘ |
| field |
art
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geometry ⓘ optics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
application of Euclidean geometry to art
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construction of perspective in painting ⓘ geometric methods for representing three-dimensional space ⓘ |
| genre |
art theory
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mathematical treatise ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
foreshortening
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orthogonals and transversals in perspective grids ⓘ proportions of figures in space ⓘ vanishing points ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early development of linear perspective in Renaissance Italy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance painting
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later treatises on perspective ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Euclidean geometry
NERFINISHED
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Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
linear perspective
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mathematics of perspective ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| movement | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 15th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
De divina proportione
NERFINISHED
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De pictura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | foundational work on mathematical perspective in art ⓘ |
| structure | divided into books or sections ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
art history
ⓘ
history of perspective ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | On the Perspective of Painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Piero della Francesca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
diagrams
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geometric constructions ⓘ |
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