Introduction to Visual Elements and Line Answers
Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Define the terms overlapping and foreshortening. How has Andrea Mantegna used these two concepts to create the painting above entitled, The Lamentation over the Dead Christ?
Overlapping is arranging forms so that one appears in front of and partly hides another, which helps show depth. Foreshortening makes a form look compressed when it extends toward or away from the viewer. Mantegna overlaps the mourners, Christ, and the bed linens to create a layered sense of space. He foreshortens Christ’s body, especially his feet, by showing it from the foot end so the body appears to recede dramatically into the distance.
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