2006-07-31 04:48:12 · 7 answers · asked by Olivia 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Sculpture
Both.
Symetrically left to right and Asymetrically top to bottom. The body leans to the right at the top and to the left at the bottom asymetrically, but if you draw a line down the center of the torso you will find both sides equally proportionate..
2006-08-01 00:15:55 · answer #1 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The proportions are not quite true to the human form; the head and upper body are somewhat larger than the proportions of the lower body. But they think that the reason it was done like that was they thought it was going to be a piece for the church. The proportions would appear correct when the statue was viewed from some distance below.
Don't know if that helps or what you were looking for.
2006-07-31 04:59:29 · answer #2 · answered by Mac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sculpture was based on Greek and Roman Antiquity, with Michelangelo's contemporary twist; the combination of proportion and foreshortening. The sculpture was meant to be viewed looking upwards, almost standing at David's feet. Michelangelo purposefully made David disproportionate, if one is looking at him straight on. The proportions were carefully created with every inch of foreshortening taken into account.
2006-07-31 09:04:11 · answer #3 · answered by themomelly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't the upper torso larger in proportion to his lower half? I think I heard that from my art history professor, who said Michelangelo did that on purpose to give a person looking from the ground a normal view.
2006-07-31 04:54:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi I'm sure it is asymmetrical.The hands of David are larger than normal.
2006-07-31 04:59:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really big hands!
2006-07-31 04:55:43 · answer #6 · answered by Lee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow you are really smart just to use such big words. Um i donno
2006-07-31 04:50:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋