Scale:
What difference does scale make?
First, compare the scale of the mural to the
scale of the painting by dragging the person below. If this child is 100
cm tall, how does he relate to the mural that is 300 centimeters tall
and 22 meters wide? or to the painting that is only 73 centimeters tall
and 93 centimeters wide? Drag the person below to compare.
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Los
Niños son el jardin de la revolución
(Children are the garden of the revolution)
3m x22m
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Starry
Night
Vincent Van Gogh
73 x 92 cm.
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Look at scale the scale of a massive mural through clicking on the
thumbnail image below. After it opens in a new window, use your
scrollbars to explore. Compare the real people in the photograph
to the people depicted in the the mural behind them. |
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