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Perspective in art is the technique of an illusion of three-dimensions in a picture. It gives a painting depth and a sense of space, even though it is on a two-dimensional surface. The Romans and Greeks had a rudimentary grasp of rudimentary. The Arabs had greatly advanced the science of optics, and their work became available in Latin translations in Italy in the 13th century.
At some point, Brunelleschi working on his own, rediscovered the techniques that allowed him to create a linear perspective. He developed a way of painting or sketching using a single vanishing point. This creates an illusion of three-dimension and space and death because all the lines converge. As a result, objects appear smaller if they seem to withdraw into the distance. This was revolutionary and it means that paintings were more realistic.<ref> Puttfarken, Thomas. The discovery of pictorial composition: Theories of visual order in painting 1400-1800 (Yale University Press, 2000), p. 119</ref>. It allowed, especially painters or illustrators to create more naturalistic renderings of objects and people.
There is some controversy as to the extent of Brunelleschi’s contribution to the rediscovery of linear perspective. It cannot be denied that this artistic technique spread like wildfire throughout Europe. Linear perspective caused a revolution in art and the masterpieces of Leonardo, Raphael, Titian, and Caravaggio would be unthinkable. Moreover, a linear perspective was also a way of representing the natural world and even persons. It was a technique that was also used by anatomists, scientists, and naturalists .<ref> Puttfarken, p. 111</ref>.
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