5.2.6 - Quick Check: The Portrait
A historic portrait drawing of a young woman depicting a sad expression.
Madame Moitessier
by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program
When creating a portrait, an artist wants to pay close attention to proportion as well as capture the personality of the individual. The portrait pictured here
C.
demonstrates appropriate proportions and shows an expressionless personality
A portrait drawing of an older woman shows her with a hooded cape on. Her hands are clinched as if in prayer
Study of the Head of an Old Woman
by Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program
When the artist created the portrait shown here, he
A.
used appropriate proportions while correctly capturing texture and details.
Two small children are sitting at a table together with books.
Portraits of Serafino and Francesco Falzacappa
by Pier Leone Ghezzi
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program
To make this scene appear to be realistic, the artist did all of the following except
C.
pay no attention to the proportion of the two individuals to each other.
A bust of a man shows strain and irritation by his facial expression of clinched eyes and pouting mouth
The Vexed Man
by Franz Xaver Messerscmidt
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program
Creating a portrait that embodies a person's feelings or personality involve
C.
capturing emotion in the piece.
A formal portrait shows a Queen in regal clothing standing next to a young child.
Queen Henrietta Maria with Sir Jeffrey
Hudson
by Sir Anthony van Dyck
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
This portrait is successful for all of the following reasons, except
Correct answer
A.
the choice of clothing and scenery do not capture any historical period.
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1. radial balance and pattern
2. movement
3. harmony
4.placing boats on both sides of the image.