Perspective was first perfected and widely used by artists during the
a. twentieth century
c. renaissance
b. impressionist period
d. middle ages

Option: C. Renaissance.

Explanation:

Renaissance painters use perspective to present the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface, especially in painting. Artists during that period were anxious to paint realistic scenes. The linear perspective gave them a secure method to achieve realism in paintings. Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo were some of the artists to master this method.