Explain the significance of color in a sculptor’s work.
2. Explain how the work Samson Slaying a Philistine uses line, form, and mass to create its emotional effects.
3. Using as your guide the concepts of line, form, and mass, and using terms like open and closed composition, compare Michelangelo’s David with the Greek kouros figure.
4. Discuss the principles of High Renaissance sculpture as noted in the “A Question of Style” feature box, and explain how Michelangelo’s David represents them.
5. Discuss the principles of Gothic style as noted in the “A Question of Style” feature box, and compare the two sets of sculptures from Chartres Cathedral and explain how they are representative of the style.
Multiple Choice and True or False Questions
6. All sculpture is three-dimensional.
a. True
b. False