Question

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.

Answer 1

record the various parts of the body accurately.

Recognizing basic shapes (spheres, cylinders, boxes) helps the artist simplify the complex figure, establish correct proportions and relationships, and accurately render the body.