Proportions in Math
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What is the basic unit of measurement in modern figure drawing?

  • Knuckles
  • Chin
  • Head (correct)
  • Fist
  • Who is credited with establishing the 'head' as the basic unit of measurement in figure drawing?

  • Twentieth-century artists
  • Nineteenth-century artists
  • Polykleitos (correct)
  • Ancient Egyptians
  • What did academic art of the nineteenth century demand in relation to body proportions?

  • Rejecting reference metrics
  • Close adherence to reference metrics (correct)
  • Creating idealized standards
  • Mutating body proportions
  • What did some artists in the early twentieth century do in relation to the reference metrics for body proportions?

    <p>Rejected those constraints</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the canon of proportion based on in Ancient Egyptian art?

    <p>Fist, measured across the knuckles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basic unit of measurement in modern figure drawing?

    <p>Head</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the canon of proportion based on in Ancient Egyptian art?

    <p>Fist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with establishing the 'head' as the basic unit of measurement in figure drawing?

    <p>Polykleitos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did academic art of the nineteenth century demand in relation to body proportions?

    <p>Adherence to reference metrics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did some artists in the early twentieth century do in relation to the reference metrics for body proportions?

    <p>Partially accepted and partially rejected them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the distance used as the basic unit of measurement in modern figure drawing?

    <p>Distance from the top of the head to the chin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the canon of proportion based on in Ancient Egyptian art?

    <p>The distance across the knuckles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did academic art of the nineteenth century demand in relation to body proportions?

    <p>Strict adherence to reference metrics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with establishing the 'head' as the basic unit of measurement in figure drawing?

    <p>Polykleitos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did some artists in the early twentieth century do in relation to the reference metrics for body proportions?

    <p>Consciously mutated and rejected those constraints</p> Signup and view all the answers

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