Unit Test — Unit test Answers

Answer will vary but may include the following: The rendering of color and the use of bold and basic shapes help maintain harmony in this example. However, some components have very straight, angular lines, where others have curved shapes. This subtle variety helps make the image more interesting.

This is a portrait of Saint James the Greater, painted by El Greco. The scallop shell on his robe is a traditional symbol of the saint and his association with pilgrimage. The painting was made as part of an Apostolado, a series of images of Christ and the apostles. Its original purpose was devotional display in a religious setting.

Answer will vary but may include the following: The image is of a side profile of a woman’s head, mounted on a cubed-base. She appears to be leaning, or perhaps falling. Although the woman is obviously plastic, the apathy and surrender in her face is supported by the statement, which written vertically down the left-hand side of the picture. The eye natural goes to the woman’s eye, and then tends to drift up towards the word and the top and then down the statement, which gives the piece balance along with the use of shades and shadows creating unity.

Pablo Picasso painted *Guernica*. The Spanish Republican government commissioned the artwork for the 1937 Paris International Exposition. Picasso created it to bring attention to the bombing of the town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. The painting condemns the suffering and destruction caused by war.

Answer will vary but may include the following: The subject matter in this piece is the natural landscape of the tree, paths, and mountains. The content in this piece is created by the artist’s use of calm hues in the trees and sky, and the blending brushstrokes used among the trees, which seem to flow together with the ground and mountains. These elements evoke a sense of peace and serenity.

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