sotto in sù

Scope note: Meaning "from below upwards" in Italian, refers to distinctive representations, generally in two-dimensional art, in which foreshortening is employed to create the realistic effect of architecture, figures, and objects being seen from a point of view below the art work, as opposed to a point of view opposite the work of art. It was used to some extent in ancient Roman mural paintings, but is most often seen in Western art dating from the Renaissance forward. It was typically used in ceiling paintings, wall paintings placed high on a wall, and other paintings or bas-reliefs meant to be seen from below. Some, but not all, "di sotto in su" depicitions may be drawn from a "worm's-eye view," which is drawn as if the viewer is lying on the floor and looking upward.

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