In the Second Style Room of the Masks in the House of Augustus, the mural painters used all of the following techniques to suggest illusionistic space EXCEPT
A) atmospheric perspective.
B) linear perspective.
C) representation of cast shadows from a theoretical source of light.
D) painting the walls to resemble marble revetment.

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Painting the walls to resemble marble revetment is a technique used to mimic the appearance of marble, not to create an illusion of space. The other techniques listed are used to suggest depth and three-dimensionality.