FSN 232 Lecture Notes - Universal Rule, Contrapposto, Jan Van Eyck
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15th century italian architecture and finishing 15th century italiam and northern painting. The cross and the halo indicate that its christ. In the versacio there is lots more emotion. The compositions are not equal, one seems more spontaneous. 13 46 and 13 52: 17 strong foreshortening telling stories with decorall. 13. 48 pero shows more movement, more understanding of contraposto than angelico the virgin is depicted differently halo isn"t as elegant between the too use of foreshortening in the halo looks more realistic in piero"s. 13. 29 and 13. 37 one is more masculine than the other but over all they are the same. 1415/1423/1427 broad drapery proportion of the figures, big heads and big hands. 1415 shows more detail of the armour and the proportions are better more interest in complicated lines. 13. 61 and 13. 59 there is strange movement whacky perspectives the angels are petite great use of foreshortening in comparison to 13. 20 there is less clarity, less balance.
