Art historian Dr. Rocky Ruggiero explores one point perspective, a prominent feature of the Italian Renaissance, and its applications to Western art and culture. Through detailed analyses of the work, artist, and historical context, viewers take away how these pieces surpass mere artistic value to become monuments of human achievement. This resource features two models of one point perspective: Masaccio’s Holy Trinity, painted in 1427 in Florence, and Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, painted in 1495 in Milan. Ruggiero explains how both artists employ linear perspective using receding parallel lines that converge at a vanishing point.