A soldier is sitting and reclining backward.

Question

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 choice reflects the artist's focus on understanding and depicting the human form through its basic shapes, which is fundamental to achieving accurate representation in figurative drawing.