Artists Did Not Learn to Represent Depth in Paintings Until

question 176

Multiple Choice

Artists did not learn to represent depth in paintings until the Renaissance.This fact suggests that:

• A) the use of these cues is not easily accessible to conscious analysis
• B) these cues mimic but are not the same as those available in the world
• C) it was counterintuitive to think that three dimensions could be represented in two dimensions
• D) depth is a matter of perception and so cannot be accurately depicted

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