Leonardo Da Vinci's Basic Approach to Painting Was To

question 64

Multiple Choice

Leonardo da Vinci's basic approach to painting was to:

• A) produce as much saleable artwork as possible for his patrons.
• B) emphasize the emotional content by distorting proportion and scale.
• C) depict one central mood or emotion in each piece.
• D) imitate nature as closely as possible.
• E) relate his impression of his subject rather than simply duplicating it.

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