Question

A screen print titled Marilyn by Andy Warhol. Colored multiple portraits of Marilyn Monroe are on the left. Right is a black and white version.

What format did Warhol borrow to create the above images of Marilyn Monroe?
a.
printing press style format used for newspapers
b.
diptych format from the icons of Christianity such as those found in the Byzantine church
c.
woodcut style used in Germany

Answer 1

b. He used the diptych format, borrowing from Christian/Byzantine icon tradition (as in the Marilyn Diptych).