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This primarily applies to the silhouette .
Even the foreshortened view which swallows much of what is typical in a shape, is treated so that the silhouette still provides plenty of information …that is, it contains many forms.
The 16th Century has no problem with the intrinsically
unclear. The 17TH Century acknowledges it as as an art
Principles of Art History Wohlfflin
Peter Paul Rubens THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI