So last time we discussed what might appear to be largely a theoretical point - linear perspective, promising to give you a sort of ‘live demo’. So here we are, demo time! I also withheld the name of the guy who essentially ‘invented’ linear perspective. So this article is about him as well.

Finally, as part of this, I will also extend the promise or case I made in the earlier Episode 24. Let’s take the whole thing in perspective!

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Article written by Ash Stuart

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Further Reading & Reference

* King, Ross. (2000). Brunelleschi’s Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture. Chatto & Windus. ISBN 978-1-62040-193-4.

* Prager, Frank D.; Scaglia. (1970). Brunelleschi: Studies of His Technology and Inventions. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-16031-5.

* Saalman, Howard. (1993). Filippo Brunelleschi: The Buildings. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 978-0-271-01067-0.

* Battisti, Eugenio. (2002). Filippo Brunelleschi. Phaidon Press. ISBN 978-1-904313-12-0.

* Bussagli, Marco; Gregori. (2021). Brunelleschi’s Dome in Florence. Scripta Maneant. ISBN 978-8-89584-797-9.

* Galluzzi, Paolo. (2020). The Italian Renaissance of Machines. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674984394.

* Brotton, Jerry. (2006). The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0192801630.

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