Did northern European artist began using the system of liear perspective before the italiians did?

Northern European artists did not widely adopt linear perspective before the Italians; instead, the Italians, particularly during the Renaissance, were the pioneers in developing and formalizing the technique. Artists like Filippo Brunelleschi and Leon Battista Alberti in Italy established the principles of linear perspective in the early 15th century. Northern European artists, such as Jan van Eyck and Albrecht Dürer, incorporated perspective into their works, but they often utilized different approaches and techniques, influenced by their unique artistic traditions and cultural contexts. Thus, while they eventually embraced the concept, it was the Italians who first articulated and popularized it.