Today, towards the end of class, we discussed the emergence of portraiture during the Renaissance. At first, during the 14th century, portraiture was done in profile view, reminiscent of how they would be drawn on ancient coins. The frontal view was reserved for God, so artists found this the best way to depict people. However, this style soon began to evolve. Next, artists began drawing people with their heads turned at a 3/4 view. I found this both innovative and strange. I can see the benefit of drawing subjects at this angle, as it shows off much more of their face than a profile view would. However, it is also very easy to make a face look very distorted and odd at this angle.