Question 1

Consider Eakins' The Biglin Brothers Racing and Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa. Describe each artist's use of line (both actual and implied) to emphasize the content of each work.

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Question 2

Briefly discuss the various dangers faced by works of art as they age. Include a discussion of the conservation of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper.

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Question 3

Select three of the visual elements of art, define each, and then discuss three separate works from other chapters in the text that illustrates the use of each element. Give the title and artist of each of the works that you discuss.

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Question 4

Contrast the mixing of colors through additive and subtractive processes, indicating a specific material or medium in which artists use each process.

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Question 5

Discuss the use of lines, both actual and implied, to direct the viewers' eyes and to create focal points in the following two works by Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper and The Virgin and St. Anne with the Christ Child and John the Baptist.

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Question 6

Explain Calder's use of motion in Southern Cross.

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Question 7

Select two works from the text that are two-dimensional and discuss the concept of visual texture, giving examples of how it is employed.

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Question 8

Discuss ways in which artists use composition to lead the viewer's eye to focus on particular areas of a work or to move about within a work. Select one or more works to illustrate your statements.

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Question 9

Consider Kensett''s Lake George and Shen Zhou's Autumn Colors among Streams and Mountains. Discuss each artist's use of atmospheric perspective to create the illusion of depth. How does the sense of space conveyed in each work differ?

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Question 10

Select one two-dimensional artwork that suggests visual depth. Discuss at least three ways that the artist used visual elements to create the illusion of three-dimensionality.

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Question 11

Discuss the roles of the artist, the work, and the viewer in suggesting time and motion through a work of art. Support your statements by referring to at least one specific work and analyzing how it does so.

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Quiz 4: The Visual Elements