What is the first thing that must be done when critiquing art?

A. Examine your emotional responses to art in general.

B. Look at the work of art and describe what you see.

C. Learn about the methods used to construct the work of art.

D. Research the environment in which the artist lived and worked.

Which statement about roman art is true? a. roman art matured during the hellenistic era in which the refinement and restraint seen in greek art had given way to dynamic poses and strong emotions. b. the romans believed in showing idealized portrayals of the human body as characterized by the elegance seen in the statue venus de milo. c. the romans always portrayed their emperors as powerful, absolute rulers as seen in the colossal head of constantine.

Which of the following may have influenced neumatic notation? a. ancient roman music b. muslim chant notation c. hindu chant notation d. byzantine

Match these items. match the items in the left column to the items in the right column. 1. aesthetics in art, a technique for defining shape, also used to create a sense of depth 2. composition a perceived line that describes three-dimensional form 3. contour line a method of presenting an illusion of the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional surface 4. line (pronounced "uhvrr") — a work of art; the sum of the lifework of an artist, writer, or composer 5. oeuvre the way an artist organizes forms (lines, shapes, etc.) in an artwork, either by placing shapes on a flat surface or by arranging forms in space 6. patron the relationship of one part of a person, building, or object to another; for example the size of a statue's head in relationship to the rest of the body 7. personification the study of beauty or good taste; anything related to the study of beauty or good taste 8. perspective giving human characteristics to something that is not human 9. proportion generally a wealthy person who pays an artist to create a work of art; throughout much of history artists could not have survived without "patronage" 10. symbol an object or word or gesture that represents something else