Baroque artists painted so that the pictures pops into focus when viewed from the distance of approximately 3 times the distance of the widest dimension. So this one is meant to be viewed from approximately 30 feet away. At this distance the viewer can see the whole painting without having to scan the eyes over different parts of the painting.
Buy The Shape of the Artistic Mind by Fr Bradley Elliot OP
The link for this wonderful book has now appeared on Amazon. You can buy it here.
Here is the review written by Margarita Mooney Clayton and posted recently.
The Art of Virtue and the Virtue of Art
A Contemporary Hiberno-Saxon Style Illumination of the Chi-Rho
Mystical Mary: The Enduring Mystique of the Mother of God
Beautiful Sacred Art at SS Gregory and Augustine Parish Church in Oxford, England
What a small parish can achieve with good taste and the will to have a beautiful church, even with limited means. The art in the reredos is a variety of styles that blend. If I were to characterize them, I would say 17th-century style baroque, and Italian and Flemish style 15th century Renaissance style.
St Francis of Assisi: Illuminations by Matthew Paris
I wonder at the control that the 13th century artist had when working on such a small scale. He must have had exceptional eyesight to work without the aid of optical devices and modern lighting systems. I speak as one who at 61 years old, would struggle to match it with something twice the size even with the best reading and magnifying glasses and electric spot lamps!
Is This An Image of Inclusion or Exclusion?
Full 2-Year Formation in Iconography At St Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary - Open to Catholics
Predominantly online with residencies in either New York or Athens Dr George Kordis, renowned iconographer and former artist-in-residence at the Institute of Sacred Arts at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, which is in Yonkers, New York, is launching a two-year program in Byzantine iconography.