Identify the technique used to create an illusion of receding space in Masaccio's The Holy Trinity with the Virgin, Saint John, and Two Donors (15.23)
a. the presence of the skeleton
b. the incorporation of the donors
c. linear perspective
d. the use of fresco
Answer: c.
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