Exam Technique Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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TOSSS
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Title Object Subject Style Significance
2
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Title
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material, subject, date, provenance, current location, type of picture (if relevent)
3
Q
Object
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what is it?
Function, materials in more detail - contexts of use
4
Q
Subject
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what does it represent?
describe subject and iconography - how to recognise the figure and its themes - what is the action or setting represented and how is the story told?
Damage or repairs?
5
Q
Style
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manufacturing techniques if interesting, style of the figure (3+ comparanda), place and date of manufacturing and how this is determined
6
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Significance
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Often grows organically from other points
typicality?
original effect - what did it represent to the contemporary audience?
patron and audience?
any scholarship you agree or disagree with?
