A road starts off 10cm wide in the foreground of the painting and is only 2cm wide in the background. Which pictorial depth cue is illustrated in this example?

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Linear perspective is the pictorial depth cue that is illustrated in this example. This is because there is a decreasing size of the road as it goes further away from the viewer, which is a characteristic of linear perspective. Disparity refers to the difference in the location of objects in the two eyes, relative size refers to the size of an object in comparison to other objects, and motion parallax refers to the perceived difference in motion between objects that are close to us and objects that are far away. None of these apply to the scenario given.

A Road Starts Off 10cm Wide in the Foreground of the Painting