Skills for Study Level 2 Teacher's Book - Cambridge University Press

3cAnswers1 To make their art more ‘real’ and ‘beautiful’; to help them capture whatpeople really looked like; so that their art looked different from the art of theMiddle Ages.2 It is ‘unaccomplished’ or ‘near-primitive’ (very strong, subjective viewsfrom 2c, Text A); it didn’t capture a realistic image of people; it was lesstrue-to-life.3dAnswers‘Contrapposto’ is a classical technique used in the visual arts to make the humanform appear more lifelike, or dynamic.1 Students’ own answers2 No claim is made.3 Students’ own answers4 No data or supporting evidence is presented.5 N/AIn sculpture and drawing of the human body, the weight of the subject is taken onone foot, with the arms and shoulders twisting away to create movement. During theMiddle Ages this technique was never used, with artists unconcerned about creatingtrue-to-life impressions of human beings.1 Students’ own answers2 That in the Middle Ages, artists did not care about creating true-to-lifeimpressions of human beings.3 Students’ own answers4 That artists in the Middle Ages didn’t use the ‘contrapposto’ technique.5 Hard to evaluate.This technique was revived in Renaissance Italy, and can be seen in the work offifteenth- and sixteenth-century artists from across Europe.1 Students’ own answers2 That the contrapposto technique was used in countries throughout Europe.3 Students’ own answers4 That it can be seen in the work of artists from across Europe.5 If the claim is true, it would be easy to check by looking at the work of artistsin Europe at that time.The German artist Albrecht Dürer first visited Italy in 1494, with his sketches fromaround the time of this visit inspired by classical art. It is worthwhile to compareDürer’s 1493 drawing of a bathhouse girl with his 1495 drawing of a woman seenfrom the back.1 Students’ own answers2 That Albrecht Dürer first visited Italy in 1494 and that he was influenced byclassical art at that time.3 Students’ own answers4 That evidence of this influence can be seen in a work produced before hetook the trip to Italy.5 ReliableUnit 4 Part B ∙ Understanding written information 117