Charlemagne And St. Matthew

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Both artwork portrait is almost identical but different in their own way. As both have a similar gesture, position, and concept from the view of the painting. Different between both, is the background, the fame, the figure that in the portrait. The St. Matthew from the gospel book of Charlemagne (fig.10.13) presentation show that this is a portrait of roman painting because of the natural and solidity with inhabit the setting of the landscape. It also has a halo on the person who presume to be St. Matthew, and look like to be writing message on a book. The artist that made this painting known the form of modeling, with shading of the face, hands, feet and body that reveal drapery. The acanthus of the ornament on the wide frame, with make it

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