... the ear of another man whose ear has been bent over by his turban, 2) Francesca's 'Nativity', in which the strange figure of St Joseph is nonchalantly sitting on a saddle, and the two animals in the background adopt natural poses and expressions. Examples of scenery naturalism are 1) The ripples in the water depicted by Masaccio in 'Tribute Money', 2) The naturalistic folds of material (especially Mary's blue cloak) in both Masaccio's 'Pisa Altarpiece' and in Piero della Francesca's 'Nativity'. 3) The illustration of a specific season in Masaccio's, 'The tribute money'. Early Renaissance paintings sometimes make reference to neoclassical architecture. A Good example of this are 1) Masaccio's 'The Trinity', in which the architectural columns from which Christ is being crucified from, take the form of the classical orders. 2) Piero della Francesca's 'Nativity', in which the people depicted take poses associated with Greek statues. Many Early Renaissance ...

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