Going back into Fifteenth-Century Italian art we went through the bunch of church paintings. This was done for someone who was named after St. Peter leading to many of the works depicting his life. The first was a depiction of a tax collector collecting money form Jesus and his followers. This continuous narrative shows three scenes. One of Jesus telling St. Peter to go to the river, St. Peter retrieving the money from the fish’s mouth, and giving the money to the collector. The gesture form Christ helps guide the viewer through the scenes. This work uses perspective through the buildings and trees following one point perspective. Also, the warmer colors are shown closer in the garments worn. Lastly, atmospheric perspective is used as shown by the blue mountains.
Another work in this church is the expulsion of Adam and Eve from paradise. Both Adam and Eve are shown feeling different specific emotions which can be related to by the viewer. Eve is based off of a Greek sculpture which shows eve noticing and attempting to hide her nudity.
The last work in this church we talked about was a depiction of the trinity. It is distinctly different than depictions of the Crucifixion as it is not showing that event. It shows the holy trinity overtop a grave with a warning. Point perspective brings you to the point a viewer would stand if they were there.