Hierarchical proportion
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Hierarchical proportion is a technique used in art, mostly in sculpture and painting, in which the artist uses unnatural proportion or scale to depict the relative importance of the figures in the artwork.
For example, in Egyptian times, people of higher status would sometimes be drawn or sculpted larger than those of lower status.
During the Dark Ages, people with more status had larger proportions than serfs. During the Renaissance images of the human body began to change proportion was use to depict the reality an artist interpreted.
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- Artforms by Preble, Preble, Frank; Prentice Hall 2004
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