Varo invents spaces to help tell stories in her paintings. In La Llamada (The Call), a figure appears in an enclosed space. Monochromatic figures emerge from the walls, making the space feel smaller. The floor seems to tip toward the front of the composition, lifting the background closer to the viewer.
Poussin was fascinated by ancient Rome and Italian Renaissance cultures. In his Et in Arcadia Ego that fascination has been translated into a visual text illustrating rational order and classicism. It is reminiscent of which of Raphael.
