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Leonardo da Vinci: Adoration of the Magi

An engraved illustration from the first edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica shows a church interior drawn in linear perspective, with columns, arches, and a domed ceiling converging at a central vanishing point to demonstrate direct view perspective techniques.

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