15 Questions
What is the basic unit of measurement in modern figure drawing?
Head
Who is credited with establishing the 'head' as the basic unit of measurement in figure drawing?
Polykleitos
What did academic art of the nineteenth century demand in relation to body proportions?
Close adherence to reference metrics
What did some artists in the early twentieth century do in relation to the reference metrics for body proportions?
Rejected those constraints
What was the canon of proportion based on in Ancient Egyptian art?
Fist, measured across the knuckles
What is the basic unit of measurement in modern figure drawing?
Head
What was the canon of proportion based on in Ancient Egyptian art?
Fist
Who is credited with establishing the 'head' as the basic unit of measurement in figure drawing?
Polykleitos
What did academic art of the nineteenth century demand in relation to body proportions?
Adherence to reference metrics
What did some artists in the early twentieth century do in relation to the reference metrics for body proportions?
Partially accepted and partially rejected them
What is the distance used as the basic unit of measurement in modern figure drawing?
Distance from the top of the head to the chin
What was the canon of proportion based on in Ancient Egyptian art?
The distance across the knuckles
What did academic art of the nineteenth century demand in relation to body proportions?
Strict adherence to reference metrics
Who is credited with establishing the 'head' as the basic unit of measurement in figure drawing?
Polykleitos
What did some artists in the early twentieth century do in relation to the reference metrics for body proportions?
Consciously mutated and rejected those constraints
Test your knowledge of the artistic study of body proportions and their significance in depictions of the human figure. Explore the historical use of reference metrics and the evolution of artistic canons relating to body proportion.
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