The Adoration of the Magi, Sandro Botticelli, c. 1478/1482, From the collection of: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Sandro Botticelli was one of the first well known artists to use One Point Perspective in his paintings.
The Campo Vaccino, Rome, Claude, 1640s, From the collection of: Dulwich Picture Gallery
A beautiful use of One Point Perspective to show one of Rome's landscape during the 1600s.
América, Stephan Kessler, 1650-1700, From the collection of: Pinacoteca de São Paulo
One Point Perspective was used not only to show landscapes but to also represent important moments in history.
The Meeting of Anthony and Cleopatra, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, About 1747, From the collection of: National Galleries Scotland: National
In a lot of cases, the One Point Perspective is used to focus the most important part of the painting, like this meeting of Anthony and Cleopatra
The Last Tavern at the City Gates, Vasily Perov, 1868, From the collection of: The State Tretyakov Gallery
Just because an artist uses One Point Perspective, it doesn't mean that it has to be in the middle of the painting. Our eyes go straight to the right corner in this case.
The Rue Mosnier with Flags, Édouard Manet, 1878, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
A beautiful use of One Point Perspective to represent a street in France during the July 14th celebration in the 1870s.
The Rue Montorgueil in Paris. Celebration of June 30, 1878, Claude Monet, 1878, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Another angle by another artist at the time, still using One Point Perspective to represent the streets of France during the July 14th celebration.
In the Woods, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1880, From the collection of: The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
You can identify the use of One Point Perspective in several styles of painting, that's what makes it interesting. In this case, Renoir uses One Point Perspective with Impressionism.
The Seine and the Railroad Bridge at Argenteuil (La Seine et le pont du chemin de fer dArgenteuil), Gustave Caillebotte, 1885 or 1887, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Another use of a decentralized One Point Perspective
The Bedroom, Vincent van Gogh, October 1888, From the collection of: Van Gogh Museum
Van Gogh used One Point Perspective in this painting to represent the inside of a room, which is different from the landscapes that people were normally used to see.
Rua 25 de Março, Antonio Ferrigno, 1894, From the collection of: Pinacoteca de São Paulo
Not just artists from every century used One Point Perspective but also from all over the world, like this Brazilian artist did to represent a street in São Paulo.
The House on the Bridge, Diego Rivera, 1909, From the collection of: Museo Nacional de Arte
A beautiful representation of a bridge using One Point Perspective
Workers on their Way Home, Edvard Munch, 1913/1914, From the collection of: The Munch Museum, Oslo
A great example of the use of One Point Perspective with the expressionism style
Mystery and melancholy of a street (girl running with a hoop), Giorgio de Chirico, Signed and dated 1948 but made in the 60s, From the collection of: Museo Carlo Bilotti
Another great example of the use of One Point Perspective but this time with the Surrealism style
North James Henry Street, Salford, LS Lowry, 1956 - 1956, From the collection of: The Lowry
Until this day, artists use One Point Perspective in drawing and paintings. It's a great way to capture landscapes and focus in one point.
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The State Tretyakov Gallery
Pinacoteca de São Paulo
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Musée d’Orsay, Paris
The Munch Museum, Oslo
Van Gogh Museum
Museo Nacional de Arte
The Lowry
Brooklyn Museum
The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
National Galleries Scotland: National
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Museo Carlo Bilotti
The J. Paul Getty Museum