In Vesperbild (or Pietà) from fourteenth-century Germany (1.32), the shrunken, twisted body of Jesus and the oversized, anguishe
d head of Mary are accentuated for expressive effect. This distortion of the human body, ________ form that we can all understand, makes the viewer feel uneasy and impresses on us the suffering of a mother and son.
In the Roettgen Pieta from fourteenth-century Germany, the shrunken, twisted body of Jesus and the oversized, anguished head of Mary are accentuated for ... This distortion of the human body___an organic____ form that we can all understand, makes the viewer feel uneasy and impresses on us the suffering of mother and son.
