How does the use of perspective affect the appearance of individuals in Renaissance paintings?

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Sabas · Answer 1 · 2018-09-20T03:14:27+0000

To create the visual illusion of depth on a flat surface, Renaissance painters used the technique called foreshortening which can make individuals look shorter or have shrunken proportions. For an example see the painting "The Lamentation of Christ" by Andrea Mantegna c.1480.

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