Exam Technique Flashcards
1
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TOSSS
A
Title Object Subject Style Significance
2
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Title
A
material, subject, date, provenance, current location, type of picture (if relevent)
3
Q
Object
A
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
A
manufacturing techniques if interesting, style of the figure (3+ comparanda), place and date of manufacturing and how this is determined
6
Q
Significance
A
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?
