Author Question: Jacques-Louis David's The Death of Socrates is set up in a system of right angles on a grid ... (Read 95 times)

Metfan725 · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

Jacques-Louis David's The Death of Socrates is set up in a system of right angles on a grid structure. How does this affect the content of the piece?

a) It reiterates the rationality of Socrates' actions.
b) It does not; it is purely coincidental.
c) It refers to the passion of the moment.
d) It is merely a compositional consideration.

Question 2

What type of line did Hung Liu say was closer to the real Chinese traditions than her training in the Russian Social Realist style?

What will be an ideal response?

briezy · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: She said that the drip technique is closer to the real Chinese traditions of landscape painters and calligraphers than that of the Russian Social Realist style in which she was trained.