Online Quiz 1: Portraits I

Portraiture in art is a study of people's faces.

• True

• False

The beginnings of portraiture painting (origins of portraiture), artists were paid (commissioned) to paint people who were:

• Poor people

• Everyday person

• Wealthy people

• Farmers

A self-portrait is when an artist:

• Paints someone else

• Takes a photo of someone else

• Takes a selfie photo

• Paints their own portrait

Today, a successful portrait can capture: (Select MORE than 1 answer)

• A person's inner feelings

• A person's inner thoughts

• A person's favourite food

• A person's youtube suggestions

A sitter is:

• Another word for a babysitter

• A person who can sit

• A person who is modelling for an artist

• A chair

A caricature is:

• A realistic portrait

• A photograph

• A bad portrait

• An exaggerated portrait

The view of this portrait is:

• Side-on (Profile view)

• 3/4 view

• Front on view

The view of this portrait is:

• Side-on (Profile view)

• 3/4 view

• Front on view

The view of this portrait is:

• Side-on (Profile view)

• 3/4 view

• Front on view

The Archibald Prize was the first major prize for portraiture in Australian art. Using the subjective frame, describe the inner emotions (feelings) and personality of the person in this portrait by the way it was painted: