| Definition |
The comparative relationship between parts, things or elements with respect to size, amount, degree, etc. ratio. |
| Artist |
Cluade Lorrain |
| Title |
Seaport with the Embracation of the Queenof Sheba |
| Date |
1648 Baroque Classicism - France |
| Medium |
Oil on Canvas |
| Location |
National Gallery, London |
| Source |
30,000 Years of Art; Phaidon Publications; ISBN: 978-0-7148-4789-4; Page 782 |
| Example |
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| Comments |
The proportion and scale of the scene, and the size of the original (4'10" x 6'5") would allow one to spin back through time and feel as if they were witnessing the actual event.
Everything feels in proportion, thus is feels real.
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