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What is the technique that distorts an image so that it appears normal when viewed from a specific angle?
Anamorphosis
Abstraction
Distortion
Sfumato
During the Renaissance period, what was one of the hallmarks of European portraiture?
A sense of reality
Cubist style
Expressionism
Optical illusions
What does the style of portraiture that uses shapes, colors, and textures to create an abstract representation of the subject emphasize?
Beauty / demeanour
Race and skin colour
Themes in contemporary portraiture artworks
The human figure
What aspect of the sitter was emphasized during the Renaissance period?
Beauty / demeanour
Race and skin colour
Themes in contemporary portraiture artworks
The human figure
During which period did Picasso attempt to represent the sitter from multiple angles at once?
Cubist
Realism
Fauvist
Expressionism
What technique did Picasso use to capture the sitter's emotions, thoughts, and experiences?
Sfumato
Anamorphosis
Distortion
Expressionism
Which artist's physical and emotional pain are depicted starkly in her artworks?
Frida Kahlo
Leonardo da Vinci
Pablo Picasso
Vincent van Gogh
Who painted the Mona Lisa artwork?
Frida Kahlo
Leonardo da Vinci
Pablo Picasso
Vincent van Gogh
What is a common theme in Frida Kahlo's paintings?
Life experience
Tombs
Optical illusions
Allegorical
Where were Egyptian mummy portraits placed?
On the outside of the cartonnage coffin
Inside the tomb
In temples
In museums
What was Dutch artist M.C. Escher famous for?
Practised painting people
Creating optical illusions
Producing self-portraits
Exploring symbolism
What is a portrait?
A painting, drawing, or photograph of a person
A painting of inanimate objects
An artwork that tells a story
An art form using paper and scissors
Why did Vincent van Gogh produce portraits?
To capture his life experiences
To explore symbolism
To practice painting people
To express his personal emotions
What ideas does Brazilian photographer Angélica Dass challenge in her contemporary portraits?
Identity, Society, The human condition
Themes in contemporary portraiture artworks
Race and skin colour
The medium itself
What is the style of portraiture that strives to depict the subject in a realistic way?
Realism
Abstraction
Expressionism
Cubist
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