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Sotto in su, meaning
Seen from below or
down to up in Italian, (also called
di sotto in su) is a
trompe l'oeil illusionistic painting technique used for ceilings to provide perspective. The elements above the viewer are rendered as if viewed in true vanishing point perspective. Technique creates the illusion of figures floating in the space above the viewer. This is used commonly in Italian
Baroque fresco cycles in a style called
Quadratura. Probably its first use was by
Andrea Mantegna in the Camera degli Sposi in
Mantua or by
Melozzo da Forlì in his frescoes.
Down to up perspective is also named
Melozzo's perspective.
Other notable uses are by
Antonio da Correggio in the Duomo of
Parma,
Pietro da Cortona's
Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power in the
Palazzo Barberini, and
Andrea Pozzo's
Apotheosis of St Ignatius [4] at the Roman church of
Sant'Ignazio
.
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