clauDe
lorrain, Embark –
ation of the Queen of
Sheba, 1648. Oil on
canvas, 4′ 10″ × 6′ 4″.
National Gallery,
London.

To create the illusion
of a deep landscape,
Claude Lorrain employed
perspective,
reducing the size of
and blurring the most
distant forms. Also,
all diagonal lines
converge on a single
point.