Artistic canons of body proportions
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title:
Artistic canons of body proportions
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An artistic canon of body proportions, in the sphere of visual arts, is a formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art. The word canon was first used for this type of rule in Classical Greece, where it set a reference standard for body proportions, to produce a harmoniously formed figure appropriate to depict gods or kings. Other art styles have similar rules that apply particularly to the representation of royal or divine personalities.
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Criteria used in formal figurative art
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_canons_of_body_proportions
date created:
2008-12-08T15:12:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T08:26:46Z
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