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The Small Cowper Madonna by Raphael. A woman holds a baby with their heads tilted. What style of portraiture that Raphael uses in The Small Cowper Madonna was likely influenced by Leonardo? (above)
a.
the theme
b.
the characters
c.
the tilt of the head, reflecting a pyramid shape
d.
vanishing point and orthogonals

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c. the tilt of the head, reflecting a pyramid shape

Raphael adopted Leonardo’s pyramidal compositional scheme and the subtle head tilts that create a stable triangular grouping (seen in Leonardo’s Madonnas and the Mona Lisa), giving the figures a unified, harmonious arrangement.