This is about The Virgin and Child mosaic in the Hagia Sophia.
What item(s) in the mosaic showcase the artist's attempt at perspective?
I'm not sure what to write for this because I don't see any attempts on linear perspective. The only thing I noticed was the footstool, since its lines were slanted to create depth. What else is there? I need about 3-4 things.
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Helloooo could I get some help please
I’m not at a computer at present. I’ll try to help once I get home.
https://www.pallasweb.com/deesis/virgin-and-child-hagia-sophia.html
This one, right?
Be sure to read the text below the image, and remember that this mosaic was placed in a curved part of the interior of a dome. The text in that link also discusses other inconsistencies, mostly based on what people see when they stand on the floor and look up -- versus what the artist saw and did from his scaffold, which was undoubtedly high and close to the curved wall.
The attempt at perspective in the footstool and in the throne and maybe the cushions on the throne is clear. The virgin's head is too small for the size of her body, but that was also done in Michelangelo's Pieta in St. Paul's Cathedral in Rome -- and was done on purpose. In both artworks, the mother's body needs to be large enough to hold her son. [One difference, though, is that the artist of the mosaic was apparently not conscious of how the whole work would look from the floor, while Michelangelo made his Pieta (and his David in Florence, too) with the viewers looking upward at the work.]
This one, right?
Be sure to read the text below the image, and remember that this mosaic was placed in a curved part of the interior of a dome. The text in that link also discusses other inconsistencies, mostly based on what people see when they stand on the floor and look up -- versus what the artist saw and did from his scaffold, which was undoubtedly high and close to the curved wall.
The attempt at perspective in the footstool and in the throne and maybe the cushions on the throne is clear. The virgin's head is too small for the size of her body, but that was also done in Michelangelo's Pieta in St. Paul's Cathedral in Rome -- and was done on purpose. In both artworks, the mother's body needs to be large enough to hold her son. [One difference, though, is that the artist of the mosaic was apparently not conscious of how the whole work would look from the floor, while Michelangelo made his Pieta (and his David in Florence, too) with the viewers looking upward at the work.]
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