March 16th, 2010
Open Question: please help art questions?
1. What technique did Winslow Homer use in Prisoners from the Front to focus the viewer’s attention on the figures?
(Points: 1)
Homer used muted colors for the background.
Homer outlined the figures with heavy brushstrokes.
Homer used orthogonal lines to draw the eye to the figures.
Homer placed light figures against a dark background.
2. Which statement best describes Henry Ossawa Tanner’s approach to painting?
(Points: 1)
Tanner used thin layers of paint and smooth brushstrokes to capture the subtleties of his figures.
Tanner studied plaster models of the human form and rendered figures that looked photographic.
Tanner used expressive brushstrokes to paint figures with a sense of weight and three-dimensional form.
Tanner used a Venetian-inspired color palette to emphasize the figures in his paintings.
3. What is a Realist characteristic of Henry Ossawa Tanner’s The Thankful Poor?
(Points: 1)
the depiction of biblical stories
the portrayal of ordinary African Americans
the influence of Classical Greek and Roman art
the use of Renaissance chiaroscuro
