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.

Back in Episode 24, I made a what-might-seem-bold claim about a certain method being the best tool we have to understand reality, with Episode 32 being one case in point. Today, I’ll explore another one - an altogether more visual one.

But first...

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Further Reading & Reference

* Ruggiero, Guido. (2015). The Renaissance in Italy: A Social and Cultural History of the Rinascimento. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1107032545.

* 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.

* Brotton, Jerry. (2002). The Renaissance Bazaar. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0192802651.

* Jardine, Lisa; Brotton. (2000). Global Interests: Renaissance Art between East and West. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1861891662.

What is it that makes genius? How much of it is in the persona of an individual and how much of it comes from, what I’ve called, institutional technologies? How does it organize and amplify knowledge and skill? How does that relate to innovation? Let’s start unpacking this today.

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Article written by Ash Stuart

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