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The Mystical Nativity - Sandro Botticelli 1500-1501

1.Balance- same number of people on each side of the painting 2.Pattern- angels black white and pink cloths alternate, people in front all doing the same pose 3.Emphasis- the baby because it is right in the middle and everyone is looking at it 4.3D- the painting has layers, the people in front are bigger than in back, trees behind the shelter give a sense of depth 5.Contrast- the dark trees with the light sky, the rock with the back behind the bull.

I like it because there is so much going on in it, you could look at it for hours and keep finding something new each time.

Madonna of the Carnation - Leonardo Davinci 1478-1480

1.Contrast- in the babys rolls and the dark windows with the light landscape 2.Depth- the background in the window makes you feel like the landscape goes way back 3.Balance- the baby is balnced by the vase, the windows balance eachother 4.focal point- the flower (carnation) both the baby and the woman are looking at it and its in the middle 5.Pattern- in the windows ( their shape) and on the womans clothes some.

I like it because the woman looks so caring and her hair ( the braids) looks realistic also Da Vinci spent a lot of time on the baby, its rolls look extremely realistic, also the fabric is realistic