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1. Linear Perspective

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   Linear perspective is a mathematical system for representing three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface, creating the illusion of depth and distance. Developed during the Italian Renaissance by the architect and engineer Filippo Brunelleschi in early 15th-century Florence, linear perspective fundamentally transformed visual arts and became the dominant mode of spatial representation in Western art for over five centuries.[^1] The system relies on the principle that p…

2. Renaissance

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   The Renaissance (from the French renaissance, meaning "rebirth") designates a broad, transformative cultural, artistic, and intellectual movement spanning roughly from the 14th to the 16th centuries in Europe. It marks the transition from the Middle Ages to Early Modernity, characterized by a renewed interest in the classical antiquity of Greece and Rome. While often centralized in the Italian peninsula, particularly Florence, its influence disseminated across Europe, fundamentally reshaping governance,…