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How space depiction changed in art during the trecento 14th centurary in Italy

How does the depiction of interior space change during the Trecento? Use at least three works to illustrate your answer.

During the Trecento the depiction of interior space changed from Duccio’s less then convincing space in 1308 to the more convincing space of Simone Martini in 1328 until it ended in Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s revolutionary depiction of space in 1342.

During the early part of the Trecento (1308-1311) one of the leading artists in Italy was Duccio. Duccio depicted interior space using a dolls house interior e.g. The Last Supper this is where the viewer can see the walls, floors and ceiling. He also combines birdseye view and oblique view in The Last Supper e.g. the bowls on the table this gives an illusion of the space being tilted which is rather unconvincing yet it does enhance his brilliant attention to detail and our understanding of the story. Duccio used mainly empirical space devices in interior scenes this is where he paints space as he sees it instead of ...

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