BrainMass Quizzes Art Analysis Test your knowledge on the variety of ways you can analyze a work of art. 1 Which of the following is an example of psychoanalytic analysis? Arguing which items in Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Double portrait symbolize fertility Arguing that the smile on the Mona Lisa came from Leonardo’s infantile memories of his mother Arguing that van Gogh’s use of wavy lines resulted from his excitable temperament Arguing that Cassatt’s expressive lines resulted from her deteriorating eyesight 2 Stating that the Nuclear Age was a catalyst for Jackson Pollock’s “drip technique” is an example of a(n) ____________ analysis. contextual formal psychoanalytic content 3 Analyzing David’s Death of Marat based on the presence of a passive, penetrated male with a visible bloody wound is the application of __________. feminist theory queer theory Deconstruction New Historicism 4 Which is the best description of a New Historicist approach to analysis? Arguing that Nanine Vallain’s La Liberté was influenced by Raphael’s Madonna paintings Explaining how the classical tradition influenced Kehinde Wiley’s paintings Discussing how Kara Walker’s Insurrection! reflects the racism of the antebellum South Evaluating how Marie Benoist’s Portrait of a Negress conveys the artist’s prejudices 5 When you analyze an artwork based on its use of line, color, and shape, you are using ________. contextual analysis content analysis formalism iconographic analysis Submit Quiz
