Below is a glossary article post in the category P which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Proportion based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Proportion
So, what is actually meant by Proportion?
Proportion is the relationship of one part of all parts with another part.
Explanation of Proportion
In art it usually means the fun of artists by finding mathematical formulas for the perfect human body.
At the time of Renaissance, Leonardo Da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer tried to find a formula that would allow the body to be exactly written in the box or circle. Their system seems to be to make the same height the same as full width of the stretching arms, and then adds to the height so that the total height is equal to eight heads. Renaissance research is a proportion of inspired by the ancient Roman writer of the Minutes of Architecture, Vitruvius.
A more common formula for the perfect proportion is the gold or average gold. This is defined as a divided line so that the smaller part is to the larger part because of the larger part as a whole. It succeeded around 8:13 or a few more than one -third to two -thirds. In one or another the way the gold section can be detected in most works of art. So named because it is considered to have some special aesthetic virtues.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix P, as well as terms associated with P.
Meaning of Proportion in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Proportion.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Proporsi (Indonesian), Bagiane (Java), and Proporsi in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Perkadaran.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Proportion.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix P. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=proportion
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=proportion
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