The Flame and the Serpent

Like the twisting of a live snake in motion, which is also the form of a waving flame... The figure should resemble the letter S... And this applies not only to the whole figure, but also to its parts

G. P. Lomazzo,
Trattato dell'arte della pittura, 1584

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