Functions of Drawing

Question 5 • 26.27 TCEC INTROART1

Silverpoint is _____________

Answer

a technique using the blackish residue of impure carbon obtained by removing water from animal and vegetation substances.

a technique involving the use of a metal point, and a thin silver wire, popular in the 14th and 15th Centuries.

a printmaking technique born from crayon manner that imitates the appearance of chalk lines.

a technique used since the 16th century involving a stick filled with either colored or black graphite, a heated mixture of carbon and clay.

Explanation

Silverpoint is a drawing technique in which an artist draws with a metal point, often made of silver, on a prepared surface. It was especially popular in the 14th and 15th centuries, matching choice B. Choice A describes charcoal, while choice D describes graphite.

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