He places the figures right up on the picture plane very close to the viewer; this allows the viewer to see the intimate moment between the female saint and the Christ Child. There clearly is a sense of three-dimensional space. The recession into depth is deep; mountains seem to be very off in the distance from where the storm is approaching. The figures in the space are given volume and occupy much of the
He places the figures right up on the picture plane very close to the viewer; this allows the viewer to see the intimate moment between the female saint and the Christ Child. There clearly is a sense of three-dimensional space. The recession into depth is deep; mountains seem to be very off in the distance from where the storm is approaching. The figures in the space are given volume and occupy much of the