Question

Which of the following is NOT true of the sculpture above?
a.
This sculpture was created by Michelangelo and is one of his most famous sculptures.
b.
The light hitting the sculpture creates shadowing amongst the different parts.
c.
The sculpture is an example of modeling.
d.
This sculpture is entitled, Pieta.



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


A
B
C
D

Answer 1

C

Michelangelo’s Pietà is a carved marble sculpture (a subtractive process), not an example of "modeling" in the sense of the sculptural technique (modeling normally refers to building up form in a pliable material). The other statements are true.