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What is the basic unit of measurement in modern figure drawing?
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?
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?
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?
What did some artists in the early twentieth century do in relation to the reference metrics for body proportions?
What was the canon of proportion based on in Ancient Egyptian art?
What was the canon of proportion based on in Ancient Egyptian art?
What is the basic unit of measurement in modern figure drawing?
What is the basic unit of measurement in modern figure drawing?
What was the canon of proportion based on in Ancient Egyptian art?
What was the canon of proportion based on in Ancient Egyptian art?
Who is credited with establishing the 'head' as the basic unit of measurement in figure drawing?
Who is credited with establishing the 'head' as the basic unit of measurement in figure drawing?
What did academic art of the nineteenth century demand in relation to body proportions?
What did academic art of the nineteenth century demand in relation to body proportions?
What did some artists in the early twentieth century do in relation to the reference metrics for body proportions?
What did some artists in the early twentieth century do in relation to the reference metrics for body proportions?
What is the distance used as the basic unit of measurement in modern figure drawing?
What is the distance used as the basic unit of measurement in modern figure drawing?
What was the canon of proportion based on in Ancient Egyptian art?
What was the canon of proportion based on in Ancient Egyptian art?
What did academic art of the nineteenth century demand in relation to body proportions?
What did academic art of the nineteenth century demand in relation to body proportions?
Who is credited with establishing the 'head' as the basic unit of measurement in figure drawing?
Who is credited with establishing the 'head' as the basic unit of measurement in figure drawing?
What did some artists in the early twentieth century do in relation to the reference metrics for body proportions?
What did some artists in the early twentieth century do in relation to the reference metrics for body proportions?
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