Early Renaissance architect Brunelleschi is best known for
a) developing linear perspective and designing the dome over the huge crossing of Florence Cathedral.
b) introducing complex narrative into painting and indicating a single, fixed light source that increased the overall naturalism of his compositions.
c) reviving sculpture in-the-round and reintroducing the nude figure.
d) designing the nave and façade of Saint Peter's.
Answer: a
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