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Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Name the above painting and its artist. How has the artist used balance, variety, and movement in this piece to emphasize the man waving the cloth, in the upper right-hand corner? Be specific in your response.

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The painting is The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault. Its off-center, pyramidal arrangement is balanced by the large dark sail on the left against the rising cluster of figures on the right. Variety in the figures’ poses, clothing, and contrasting light and shadow makes the group visually dynamic, while diagonal lines and upward-reaching gestures create movement toward the man at the top. His elevated position and the bright cloth against the stormy sky make him the focal point.

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Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Does this work of art have harmony and variety? Why?

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Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Look closely at the image above. When you look at this image, how would you describe it? Where does your eye want to go when you look at this piece? Include the elements of design and/or vocabulary terms in your response.

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Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Define movement as a principle of design in art. How did the artist, Duchamp, use movement in the piece above entitled, Nude Descending a Staircase?

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Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Has the artist in the piece above entitled, Canyon, used all seven principles of design? Give one example used by the artist in this piece for each of the following principles: balance, harmony, proportion, and movement.

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Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Define symbolic proportion. How has the artist used symbolic proportion when creating Mary and Jesus (Christ), in this piece entitled, Mary and Christ Enthroned?

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Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Name the above painting and its artist. How has the artist used balance, variety, and movement in this piece to emphasize the man waving the cloth, in the upper right-hand corner? Be specific in your response.

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Answer the following question in 1-2 complete sentences.

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