Brunelleschi demonstrates linear perspective
c. 1415–1420 · Event
Using a painted panel and a mirror held up to the Florence Baptistery, Brunelleschi proves the rules of single-point perspective that transform Renaissance painting.
On these timelines: Renaissance, Painting & Sculpture, Italy (post-476 CE), Master, Arts and Thoughts
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