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When referring to art, perspective can be defined as the illusion of depth generated on a two dimensional surface through the use of lines, gradating color, etc. However, it can also refer to three dimensional forms in which the illusion of viewing the object from a certain perspective is created by implementing certain techniques such as softening the edges. (Grove Online Dictionary) - Christina De Cola

Prespective is the term used to describe the artist's technique to create a 3-D image on a 2-D surface (Oxford Art Online).The most common form of perspective used in painting since the Renaissance is linear perspective. In ancient art,perspective was often simply based upon objects that were further away were placed higher in the picture plane such as in the Stele of Naram-Sin. In the Renaissance, linear perspective was developed and lines of sight converged onto a single point called the vanishing point. In modern art, artists such as Magritte have often pointed out this very difficult task of projecting a 3-D object or scene onto a 2-D canvas. - Steven Hang