Topic > The Piazzetta in Venice - 549

The vendors were scaled closely and created the feeling of being closer than the dog looking around in the background. The scale also indicated what the main focus of the painting was. The scale made readers notice the main point before looking at something different. Carlevarijs focused mainly on the buildings surrounding the crowd. Painted on the left, is Sansovino's library which showed Greek inspired architecture with Ionic order running from each side as people stood outside and sold their handicrafts. The staircase conveys a message of attention by making the column of San Teodorico and San Marco the main point of this painting. The scale in these paintings brings different kinds of aspects to the viewers