WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the development of linear perspective allow artists to do?
A
show human anatomy more accurately
B
paint three dimensional images on a flat surface
C
create more exact technical drawings
D
build domes with precise mathematical proportions
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An artist would use linear perspective in order to give his drawing or painting a realistic sense of depth. It allows the artist to determine how big or small to depict an object, depending on how far away that object should appear to the viewer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Linear perspective is a drawing technique that gives the illusion of depth. In other words, it tricks the eye into believing that the picture in front of it is actually 3D, not 2D. Objects that are farther away from us appear smaller, so we draw them smaller to create that illusion of space and distance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Creating the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface accurately takes some skill and knowhow. Linear perspective in art can be defined as the process of creating depth and dimension in a drawing or painting.

Detailed explanation-4: -In its mathematical form, linear perspective is generally believed to have been devised about 1415 by the architect Filippo Brunelleschi (1377–1446) and codified in writing by the architect and writer Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472), in 1435 (De pictura [On Painting]).

Detailed explanation-5: -Linear perspective uses horizontal lines and one or more vanishing points to create this illusion of three-dimensional space.

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