Here we've got Pierro della Francesca's The Dream of Constantine. According to wikipedia, we're looking at an angel who is visiting Emperor Constantine on the eve battle to show him the symbol of the cross. (Constantine goes on to win.)We seem to have some pretty good perspective here, with the guards in front a bit bigger than Constantine and his manservant. I am not sure why our angel is so small. The tents get a little shorter in the distance, too, though perhaps not short enough. But who knows, they might not all have been the same height in reality anyway.
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