... diminishing size of objects as they appear further away. These optical and geometrical principals allowed artists of Brunelleschi's generation to produce works of much greater realism than ever before. Leon Battista Alberti published a treatise that established, for the first time , guidelines for drawing three dimensional scenes on a two dimensional panel or wall, based on Brunelleschi's findings. This book 'Della Pittura' presented ... the use of perspective in a mathematical sense and laid the foundation for further developments of both the theoretical and the practical aspects of pe...

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... the Pazzi Chapel achieve a serenity and clarity of design from the use of mathematical skill and simple materials (Spivey 36, 38, 42, 43). The formal and intellectual works of Leon Battista Alberti, influenced the next generation of Florentine architects. Leons use of monumental mass, emphasis on geometric relationships, and classical style are shown in Sant'Andrea, Mantua (Spivey 44, 45). During the ... ...

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