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Visual Analysis Mantel

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In the painting I see a mantel with a clock and two cylinders sitting on top; I also see a mirror sitting above the mantel. Inside the mantel a locomotive is protruding from the wall. The locomotive is in the foreground and the mantel is helping the locomotive look that way. The mantel, clock, and cylinders are in the middle ground of the painting. The mirror and wall are in the background. The locomotive creates atmospheric perspective by casting a shadow across the mantel. So does the clock by having a reflection in the mirror. The detailing in the mantel uses linear perspective by lining up with the vanishing point. Details in the wall also use linear perspective. The artist uses perspective to focus the viewer's attention by making the

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