Saturday 27 April 2013

Colonna Traiana, Rome


Trajan's Column, Rome
Photograph Copyright ©2011 Loo Yen Yeo. All Rights Reserved.
Concepts: Frame dynamics (diagonal tension)

Description: The horizontal entablatures of Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano (foreground) and Santa Maria di Loreto (background) tug against the frame, drawing the eye to the monumental diagonal of Trajan's column then leads it upward to the cornice beneath the statue of Saint Peter.

Title: Giving Trajan's Column (113CE) the droop

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