Question

What technique was used to create a more realistic interpretation in Flemish art?
a.
atmospheric perspective
b.
linear perspective
c.
two point perspective
d.
three point perspective

Answer 1

a. atmospheric perspective

Flemish painters (Early Netherlandish artists) emphasized detailed foregrounds and subtle changes in color, contrast and clarity to suggest depth — techniques of atmospheric (aerial) perspective — rather than relying on the mathematically constructed linear perspective developed in Italy.