Explore the evolution of portrait painting and its socio-economic implications. This quiz assesses understanding of changes in portrait art with the advent of photography, differences in portraits based on social class, and the importance of likeness in historical portraiture.
He used dark shadows and swirls of blue.
He wrote a caption for his picture that viewers could read.
Van Gogh didn’t show hopeless and confused feelings in his portraits.
He used bright colors, and stars in the background.
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Making the picture look like a photograph.
Trying to show the person's feelings.
Creating a pattern of colors.
Making the person look attractive.
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The paint was watery and runny.
They used the wrong colors.
The customers did not like a creative change to their picture.
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Showed a dislike for
Forgot or ignored
Included as a part of
Imitated or copied
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Everyone bought a camera.
People didn’t like their portraits anymore.
Artists started to create more creative portraits.
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Tell an amusing story about artists who paint portraits.
Tell how a portrait should be painted.
Convince people to have their portraits painted.
Explain how portrait painting has changed.
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Walking on the stairs behind someone.
Staying in the shadows.
Being a leader of a new technique of drawing.
Using the same techniques as someone before you.
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Artists should stop trying to paint portraits.
The best portraits were painted long ago.
Artists should not use photographs in portraits.
There are many ways to paint a portrait.
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"Many artists painted portraits for a living."
"The portraits they painted were often boring and forgettable."
"Artists usually did not take many creative chances."
"Customers who wanted realistic portraits could pose for photographs."
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Common people enjoyed smaller pictures more than larger pictures.
Common people didn’t have a lot of time to wait for larger pictures to be made.
Common people didn’t have as much money as the richer people to have bigger portraits made.
Artists believed common people should be portrayed in smaller pictures rather than larger pictures.
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Some artists still paint portraits for a living.
Van Gogh and Picasso were the best portrait painters.
Portrait painting has changed since photography was invented.
Painted portraits are more pleasing than photographs.
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Pretty
Boring
Strange
Realistic
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The customers did not like their portraits.
The portraits were boring, and forgettable.
The painters would enjoy painting.
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Use bright, bold colors
Include many interesting details
Be creative and unusual
Look like the person who posed for it
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Size of portrait
Time it took to create
Amount of details
Type of framing
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Unrealistic colors
Incorporated feelings
Not intended to be true to life
Liked to break up features
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