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the creation of the illusion of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface. And again it is worthy to mention that the discovery of the linear perspective could be hardly possible without the progress of science, especially mathematics, in the epoch of the Renaissance.
At first glance, the practical implementation of the linear perspective is quite simple for the linear perspective involves the use of receding parallels that appear to coverage on a point on the horizon known as the vanishing point. At the same time, this discovery had made paintings more realistic and close to real life.
Actually, it is possible to compare some paintings created before and after the discovery of the linear perspective in order to better understand its advantages and assess the progress of art. In this respect, it is worthy of mention the works by Jan van Eyck in which it is possible to trace the evolution of the artist’s technique and significant change due to the use of the linear perspective. For instance, his painting known as “The Arnolfini Wedding” (1434) was created in a traditional style without any hint at the linear perspective. Obviously, the artist did not understand perspective and the faces and fabrics seem to be unrealistic while parallel lines of the floor, window, bad, and ceiling did not ‘line up’ since there is no vanishing point that made the painting totally unrealistic and extremely plain. No wonder that the author paid much attention to symbolism of his painting since the domestic interior, bride and groom and other details are Christian symbols.
In stark contrast to this painting, his “Man in a Red Turban” strikes the viewer with its realism, basically due to the use of different techniques that give the illusion of three dimensions on the two-dimensional surface. For instance, he posed the figure in a thee-quarters view and made the nose overlap the right cheek and thus appear in front of it. However, this paint was not so perfect in terms of the use of the linear perspective as “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci did. This painting is considered to be composed as an ideal perspective space where even slightest details were carefully depicted that contributes to its vividness and realism.
Thus, taking into account all above mentioned, it is possible to conclude that the discovery of the linear perspective contributed to the further progress of visual art and symbolized the great achievements of the Renaissance period, though, this discovery was just one in succession since it was the result of the profound scientific knowledge of artists, especially in the field of mathematics. Anyway, the discovery of the linear perspective gave birth to numerous masterpieces of the world art.

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