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sotto in sù, di
sotto in sù, di (It.: ‘from below upwards’). Term applied to an extreme form of illusionistic foreshortening in which figures or objects painted on a ceiling appear to be floating or suspended in space above the viewer. Mantegna's Camera degli Sposi in the Ducal Palace in Mantua is the first major example, and Correggio was a noted exponent, but the device is associated particularly with Baroque decoration.
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IAN CHILVERS. "sotto in sù, di." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "sotto in sù, di." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-sottoinsdi.html IAN CHILVERS. "sotto in sù, di." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-sottoinsdi.html |
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sotto in sù, di
sotto in sù, di (Italian: ‘from below upwards’). Term applied to an extreme form of illusionistic foreshortening in which figures or objects painted on a ceiling appear to be floating or suspended in space above the viewer. Mantegna's Camera degli Sposi in the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua is the first major example, but the device is associated particularly with Baroque decoration.
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IAN CHILVERS. "sotto in sù, di." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "sotto in sù, di." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-sottoinsdi.html IAN CHILVERS. "sotto in sù, di." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-sottoinsdi.html |
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