Explore the Symbolism of the Investiture of Gian Galeazzo Visconti

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Essay

Explore the symbolism of the investiture of Gian Galeazzo Visconti portrayed in this chapter.What do the different spectators represent? How is Visconti situated in the painting?

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Definitions:

Figure-ground

A visual perception principle that describes how people differentiate an object (figure) from its surrounding area (ground).

Closure

A psychological term referring to the need for an individual to seek a resolution or an understanding to a traumatic or unsettling event or experience.

Brightness Constancy

The human visual system's ability to perceive the brightness of an object as the same under varying lighting conditions.

Ratio

A mathematical term defining the quantitative relationship between two numbers, showing how many times one value contains or is contained by the other.