04-27-2007, 07:35 AM
I don't think so. If you look at the painted reconstructions the appearance of the edges is almost the same (at least for me wearing thick glases )
It might be the angle or the distance the sculpture was intended to be seen from, a personal preference, a common habit, the beginning of a mental desease or someting else which let the artist to choose different techniques.
I think it was not necessary to have drawn-out edges at the armholes to give the impression of the armour the artist wanted to show in that special situation while he thought a drawn-out waist line was necessary.
It might be the angle or the distance the sculpture was intended to be seen from, a personal preference, a common habit, the beginning of a mental desease or someting else which let the artist to choose different techniques.
I think it was not necessary to have drawn-out edges at the armholes to give the impression of the armour the artist wanted to show in that special situation while he thought a drawn-out waist line was necessary.
Wolfgang Zeiler