The Figure and Composition in the Historical Development Process of the Painting from the Renaissance to Surrealism

The aim of this study was to investigate the development in the painting regarding the figure and composition factors from Renaissance to Surrealism. The study method was the literature review conducted on publications with implementing a set of inclusion/exclusion criteria on these publications classified by hierarchical technique as related to research subjects. Consequently, it was observed that a big change in the figure and composition of the painting from the Renaissance to the Surrealism. This situation originates from the roles of the figure and composition formed by the painter under her/his thoughts or feelings. This role searching is determined mainly by the changing in the historical development that impresses the artists a lot. If it is considered that the changing in the historical development will follow in the next periods, then, it can be predicted that this changing will go on the painting in terms of the figure and composition factors