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Foreshortened figure of Christ, The Mourning over the Dead Christ, tempera on wood panel by Andrea Mantegna, c. 1475(?); in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan.
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foreshortening: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: Smarthistory - Foreshortening explained. Mar 28, 2022
Add new Web site: Live About - What is Foreshortening in Art? Nov 04, 2019
Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Foreshortening. Aug 13, 2015
Cross-references added. Feb 05, 2015
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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