🖼ap art history review

Illusionism

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A Western artistic tradition, established since the Renaissance, that uses perspective and modeling to create the illusion of three-dimensional space and realistic representation.

AP course connection

Topic 4.4: 4.4 Theories and Interpretations of Later European and American Art

Unit 4

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