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Question

Feature

A soldier is sitting and reclining backward.

A Seated Soldier
by Hippolyte Bellange

Courtesy National Gallery of Art,
Washington

Question
When creating this drawing, the artist recognized the basic shapes in this figure in order to
(1 point)
Responses

confuse the eye, making it difficult to draw.
confuse the eye, making it difficult to draw.

record the various parts of the body accurately.
record the various parts of the body accurately.

create a change in value.
create a change in value.

ignore proportion and record the shape.
ignore proportion and record the shape.

Answer 1

The most appropriate response is:

record the various parts of the body accurately.

This option suggests that the artist utilized basic shapes to ensure a correct representation of the human figure, which is a common practice in artworks involving the human form.