Wow, that's brought in a lot of fine images in a short time, thanks for all the contributions already!
Hornet1ba points to the problem, and other experienced artists evidently agree,
whether you're taking a photo or manipulating an image,
a close-up looking 'down' a human body is likely to appear distorted by foreshortening.
Painters and drawers can of course adjust the perspective,
altering proportions so that they are 'wrong' in 2 dimensions,
yet look 'right' when our brains translate them into 3d.
Dali dealt with that very skilfully in his great 'Christ of St John of the Cross' that Pk posted,
another example is John Waterhouse's 'St Eulalia' (though he, respecting Victorian prudery rather
than her legend, made her less than nude):
Of course, a 'victim's eye view' needn't necessarily include any of her body,
views 'from' the cross (whipping-post, rack, cage etc.) could include plenty to excite imagination -
the gaze of executioners, torturers, spectators, instruments threatening further tortures,
scavenging birds and beasts, remains of those who've suffered before her,
further victims be brought to watch what's going to be done to them...
Hornet1ba points to the problem, and other experienced artists evidently agree,
whether you're taking a photo or manipulating an image,
a close-up looking 'down' a human body is likely to appear distorted by foreshortening.
Painters and drawers can of course adjust the perspective,
altering proportions so that they are 'wrong' in 2 dimensions,
yet look 'right' when our brains translate them into 3d.
Dali dealt with that very skilfully in his great 'Christ of St John of the Cross' that Pk posted,
another example is John Waterhouse's 'St Eulalia' (though he, respecting Victorian prudery rather
than her legend, made her less than nude):
Of course, a 'victim's eye view' needn't necessarily include any of her body,
views 'from' the cross (whipping-post, rack, cage etc.) could include plenty to excite imagination -
the gaze of executioners, torturers, spectators, instruments threatening further tortures,
scavenging birds and beasts, remains of those who've suffered before her,
further victims be brought to watch what's going to be done to them...