Question

Which statement best describes a difference between Leonardo da Vinci's virgin of the rocks and Sofonisba Anguissola'a the chess game?

Answer 1

The style, the technique used, the portrayal proportions, and the use of perspective. All these aspects are different in each painting.

Step-by-step explanation:

Now, let's see:

1. The style: Da Vinci's The Virgin of the Rocks is a fresco, so you can see the wall features on the painting. On the other hand, Anguissola's art was executed using oil painting, created with egg tempera.
2. The technique used: both use sfumato, which reduces the outline. But Da Vinci's painting uses sfumato in a different approach. The characters portrayed are almost mixed with the shadows, when The Chess Game has a different style. The outline is sharp but soft.
3. The portrayal proportions - Da Vinci uses the symbolic proportion, which means that the characters are not in proportional size. He intends to show their importance, so the size is manipulated. This not happens in The Chess Game, where the portraits have a normal size.
4. The use of perspective - Da Vinci uses a three point perspective, when Anguissola uses just one.