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DI SOTTO SU [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-10-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Art History and Theory
- Painting (Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sotto in sù
1, record 1, English, sotto%20in%20s%C3%B9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- di sotto in sù 2, record 1, English, di%20sotto%20in%20s%C3%B9
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Term applied to foreshortening in a ceiling painting so that from below the figures have the appearance of floating in space. 1, record 1, English, - sotto%20in%20s%C3%B9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It was used by Mantegna (Camera degli Sposi frescoes, Mantua) and reached its highest point of development in the baroque period. 1, record 1, English, - sotto%20in%20s%C3%B9
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Histoire et théorie de l'art
- Peinture (Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- da sotto in sù
1, record 1, French, da%20sotto%20in%20s%C3%B9
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- perspective da sotto in sù 1, record 1, French, perspective%20da%20sotto%20in%20s%C3%B9
correct, feminine noun
- perspective plafonnante 2, record 1, French, perspective%20plafonnante
proposal, feminine noun
- raccourci plafonnant 2, record 1, French, raccourci%20plafonnant
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quant aux architectures (de Veronèse) elles sont aussi représentées en raccourci, et non à plat, ce qui a pour effet de les dresser dans le ciel. (...) souvent plus dramatiques, les compositions plafonnantes de Tintoret appliquent aussi la perspective "da sotto in sù" et la multiplication des points des points de vue (...) 1, record 1, French, - da%20sotto%20in%20s%C3%B9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
da sotto in sù ou di sotto in sù sont des expressions en italien utilisées par certains historiens d'art dans des textes sur l'art baroque. 2, record 1, French, - da%20sotto%20in%20s%C3%B9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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