If one object partially obscures another object in a painting, the artist has used ________ as a cue to the relative distance of the objects from the viewer.

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Interposition, or the fact that one object is partially covering another, is a clear cue to the relative distance of the objects from the viewer. The object that is being covered is farther away from the viewer, while the object that is covering it is closer. Relative size, linear perspective, and convergence can also be cues to distance, but they are not specifically related to one object obscuring another.

If One Object Partially Obscures Another Object in a Painting