Discover the fascinating Teatro Olimpico: an essay by prof. Jimena Berzal de Dios for Khan Academy

Palladio, Teatro Olimpico

In Vicenza, a town near Venice, a unique Renaissance theater has miraculously survived for over four centuries. A hidden gem built inside an abandoned fortress and prison, Teatro Olimpico gives form to the period’s knowledge of classical Roman architecture and puts into practice contemporary artistic developments like linear perspective. Read the full article at KhanAcademy.

...the passageways heighten the illusion by using forced perspective, which increases a fictional sense of depth—so an actor walking into the receding scenography would look like a giant in relationship to the buildings.

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Feb 5, 2018 2:40pm