Art Quick Check. 1 Correct Answer Per Question.

Question

1. A segment of Corinthian pottery is shown. The artist has created a floral design with multiple different lines. Arched lines representing vines connect a series of flowers. The flower petals include both straight lines that make up the sides of the petals and semicircular shapes at their ends. The petals are touching to make arching floral fans.
Corinthian Round Bodied Pyxis

Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program
What type of line was primarily used to create the floral designs near the top of the vase?
a. curved
b. zig zag
c. diagonal
d. horizontal

2. A large street in front of a palace has many people gathered in it.
A Jeu de Paume Before a Country Palace
by Adriaen va de Venne

Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program

What components in this painting create an illusion of a line?
a. the grass in the field
b. the clouds in the sky
c. the edges of the road
d. the people in the foreground

3. An ocean scene is shown in black and white. In the image, a wave is crashing on the shore.
The Great Wave, Sète
by Gustave Le Gray

Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program

Lines helped to create all of the following in the image except
a. radial balance.
b. harmony.
c. value.
d. movement

Answer 1

1. a. curved

2. c. the edges of the road

3. a. radial balance.