Graphite and watercolour on paper
I. Numbered Perspective Diagrams
Perspective lectures c.1809-28
I. Numbered Perspective Diagrams
Perspective lectures c.1809-28
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/joseph-mallord-william-turner-558" aria-label="More by Joseph Mallord William Turner" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Joseph Mallord William Turner</a>
Lecture Diagram 27 Perspective Method a Cube after Jean Pélerin
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
diagrammatic
education, science and learning
emotions, concepts and ideas
formal qualities
inscriptions
mathematics
named individuals
notes and diagrams
people
perspective
Pélerin, Jean
society
symbols and personifications
<p>This is Turner’s first diagram in his survey of historical methods for drawing a cube. The technique was proposed by Jean Pélerin, a French cleric and scholar, who wrote under the name ‘Viator’. His book De Artificiali Perspectiva 1505 was the first ‘how-to’ book on perspective published in Europe.</p><p>The basis of Pélerin’s construction was the ‘distance point’ method. This required a principal vanishing point and two distance points at either side to find the shape.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite watercolour
31 May 2004 – 8 November 2004
2004-11-08
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2004-05-31
Vanishing Point: The Perspective Drawings of J.M.W Turner
Collection based display
Lecture Diagram 27: Perspective Method for a Cube (after Jean Pélerin)
support: 672 × 999 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the <a href="/search?gid=999999781" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Turner Bequest</a> 1856
<div class="pbodytext">
<span class="text0">This is Turner’s first diagram in his survey of      historical methods for <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/d/drawing" title="Glossary definition for 'Drawing'"><span>drawing</span></a> a cube. The technique was proposed by Jean      Pélerin, a French cleric and scholar, who wrote under the name      ‘Viator’. His book </span><span class="text14">De Artificiali      Perspectiva</span><span class="text0"> 1505 was the first      ‘how-to’ book on <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/perspective" title="Glossary definition for 'Perspective'"><span>perspective</span></a> published  in Europe. </span>
</div>
<div class="para9">
<span class="text0">
<br/> </span>
</div>
<div class="pbodytext">
<span class="text0">The basis of Pélerin’s construction was      the ‘distance point’ method. This required a principal      vanishing point and two distance points at either side to find the shape.  </span>
</div>

Display caption
2004-09-10T00:00:00
display-caption
DISPLAY_CAPTION
/art/ajax/research-text/art/artworks/turner-lecture-diagram-27-perspective-method-for-a-cube-after-jean-pelerin-d17041/TURNER_CATALOGUE_TEXT_WORK
Catalogue entry
catalogue-entry-xml
TURNER_CATALOGUE_TEXT_WORK
diagrammatic education, science and learning emotions, concepts and ideas formal qualities inscriptions mathematics named individuals notes and diagrams Pélerin, Jean people perspective society symbols and personifications
CXCV 71