Who is credited with discovering geometric perspective in 1413?

• A. Leonardo da Vinci
• B. Filippo Brunelleschi
• C. Donatello
• D. Michelangelo

Answer: (B)

Geometric perspective allows a flat image to show three-dimensional space using a vanishing point and converging lines. Filippo Brunelleschi is credited with discovering this method around 1413, when he demonstrated that drawings could reproduce how a real scene looks by having lines recede toward a single point on the horizon. This introduced a precise, repeatable rule that artists could follow to render depth accurately, marking a major shift in Renaissance art toward mathematical representation of space. The other names were influential artists, but they did not originate this technique.