Renaissance artists revolutionized perspective by making a new artistic technique showing depth and space on 2d surfaces. They called this linear perspective.
The renaissance movement first began in Italy. Brunelleschi was a highly important artist at this time and was a crucial factor in the development of linear perspective. He discovered that lines parallel lines seem to recede into the distance and come together at a singular point called the vanishing point. Paintings prior to this discovery tended to have a flat look, but using the system of linear perspective artists were able to start creating depth in their paintings.
Masaccio was the first painter to put this into use successfully. A fresco called ‘The Trinity’ demonstrates linear perspective, for the coffers in the ceiling and the parallel lines met in the distance at one vanishing point behind Christ. The depth is so real it is almost as if the painting is part of the building. Albrecht Durer is another famous artist for using linear perspective, and even toyed with the idea of having multiple vanishing points.
Linear perspective, something that can be discussed and thought of scientifically, made a huge impact on the art world. Art that once seemed flat is now coming to life. There is no guessing involved; the exactness of linear perspective made art that much more life like. These artists, along with many more, became masters of illusion by putting this technique into use.
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