This is a classic example of foreshortening. The entire body of the figure is portrayed in such a way that it is necessary for the artist to distort the body so to appear accurate.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Foreshortening
Foreshortening - the illusion that objects decrease in size as they increase in distance from the viewer (and vice versa)
Andrea Mantenga - The Lamentation of Christ
This is a classic example of foreshortening. The entire body of the figure is portrayed in such a way that it is necessary for the artist to distort the body so to appear accurate.
This is a classic example of foreshortening. The entire body of the figure is portrayed in such a way that it is necessary for the artist to distort the body so to appear accurate.
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