THE DISTANCE THAT BRINGS NEAR: RECTIFICATION OF THE CHRIST OF ANDREA MANTEGNA

The Death Christ of Andrea Mantegna was a leap forward in the evolution of art and painting of the Renaissance because of its innovative and transgressive perspective. This paper presents a new enhancement of the work based on geometric analysis and culminating with a perspective correction; attendi...

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Published inEGA : revista de expresión gráfica arquitectónica Vol. 16; no. 17; pp. 184 - 197
Main Authors Antonio Álvaro Tordesillas, Fernando Linares García
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Published Universitat Politècnica de València 01.03.2011
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andrea mantegna
rectificación perspectiva
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Summary:The Death Christ of Andrea Mantegna was a leap forward in the evolution of art and painting of the Renaissance because of its innovative and transgressive perspective. This paper presents a new enhancement of the work based on geometric analysis and culminating with a perspective correction; attending primarily on the change of the observation distance between the artist and his model.
ISSN:1133-6137
2254-6103
DOI:10.4995/ega.2011.923