In the discussion of Vermeer's painting 'Kitchen Maid', its deceptive stillness is compared to a photograph taken at what specific shutter speed?
Explanation
This question tests the reader's recall of a specific quantitative detail used to illustrate the concept of 'arrested action' in Vermeer's painting.
Other questions
What technique, pioneered by Harold Edgerton, coordinates a camera with an instant of light to capture images of events that are too rapid for the eye to perceive, such as a bullet piercing an apple?
What is the term for the process in which a viewer unconsciously re-creates in their own body the actions they observe in a work of art, enhancing the feeling of movement?
In the Indian miniature 'Krishna Revealing His Nature as Vishnu' from circa 1730, what artistic device is used to present an illusion of motion and convey a narrative over time?
How does the composition of the photograph of basketball player Taliek Brown create a dramatic sense of motion?
What causes the 'blurred outlines' effect seen in photographs like Elliot Barnathan's 'Study in Motion', which we interpret as signifying movement?
The custom car 'CadZZilla', designed in 1989 by Larry Erickson and Billy F. Gibbons, expresses speed even when parked through what design characteristic?
In Marcel Duchamp's painting 'Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2' from 1912, what artistic device is used to suggest the body's movement in progress?
What is the term for the curved lines added to paintings like Duchamp's 'Nude Descending a Staircase' to show the pathway of movement and add visual emphasis?
In the 12th-century Chinese ink scroll 'A Wave under the Moon', how did the artist create a sense of movement for the restless eye?
What is the primary visual effect that creates optical movement in Niklaus Troxler's jazz concert poster 'Underkarl'?
Henri Cartier-Bresson used the term 'decisive moment' to describe his photography. This concept is contrasted with what other visual media that satisfy our desire for experiencing rapid movement?
According to the chapter, a feeling of anticipated movement can be enhanced by what two elements in a composition?
What two techniques for creating a sense of motion are mentioned as being employed by comic strips like Bill Watterson's 'Calvin and Hobbes'?
The anonymous sixteenth-century Italian drawing 'Angel (Dancing Figure)' suggests movement by using sketchy, incomplete, and overlapping lines. How do the logos for the Siena and Patriots sports teams convey speed?
The Italian Futurists, as early as the 1920s, had a 'romance with movement and technology' that led to what design trend for even utilitarian objects like toasters?
In Thomas Eakins's 1884 photograph 'Pole Vaulter: Multiple Exposure of George Reynolds', how is the illusion of movement primarily created?
John Baldessari's 'Six Colorful Gags (Male)' creates a sense of motion across a grid. The effect is compared to what two historical media forms?
Besides the flickering effect of afterimage, what else can induce eye movement and create a jumpy, optical movement in a work of art like the 'Triangles crib quilt'?
The chapter contrasts the 'deceptive stillness' of Vermeer's 'Kitchen Maid' with the 'stage-like tableau' of Gérôme's 'The Duel after the Masquerade'. What is the key difference in how they portray a moment?
In the baseball photograph, what creates a 'tense space' that triggers a response of anticipated movement in the viewer?
The Coca Cola Storyboard by Lola Moreno and Ramon Rosanas is a contemporary example of what older artistic convention for implying movement?
What is the primary reason that a car passing quickly on the highway is perceived as a colored blur, losing details and edge definition?
In the photograph by Feng Li, 'Beijing Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of New China', how do the multiple figures suggest motion?
Picasso's painting 'Harlequin' is compared to the 'Triangles crib quilt' in the section on Optical Movement because both exhibit what characteristic?
What is meant by the term 'arrested action' in the context of art?
Harold Edgerton's 1964 photograph of a bullet piercing an apple is used as an example of photography making what visible?
In El Lissitzky's 'Of Two Squares', the red square in example A is described as being 'in a dynamic position poised at an angle as if ready to tumble.' What concept does this illustrate?
The use of a 'storyboard' format, as seen in the Indian miniature of Krishna and the Coca Cola example, is a convention that presents a narrative over what?
In the photograph of Taliek Brown, the framing rectangle is described as being what to the suggestion of motion?
What is the visual effect used in Elliot Barnathan's 'Study in Motion' to convey a sense of grace associated with dance?
The device called 'multiple image' suggests movement by showing slight changes in each successive position. This is demonstrated in the 1880s photograph by which artist?
In the jazz concert poster by Niklaus Troxler, the intersections of the grid are literally light circles. What does the viewer's eye think it is seeing that causes the optical movement?
The chapter states that painting and photography, unlike film and video, offer a 'singular moment'. What does this singular moment allow for?
What is the common element in the examples of the tumbling square in Lissitzky's work and the baseball photo that creates tension and triggers a response from the viewer?
The text states that in the sixteenth-century drawing 'Angel (Dancing Figure)', sketchy and overlapping lines are used to define the form and also to do what?
The group of photographs in John Baldessari's 'Six Colorful Gags (Male)' is said to have the effect of what?
What is the understanding about static art forms like drawing and painting regarding actual movement?
What does Gérôme’s painting 'The Duel after the Masquerade' depict that is described as 'certainly not a quiet moment'?
Which artistic convention is described as one of the oldest devices for presenting an illusion of motion in art?
According to the chapter, why do the mascots for the Siena and Patriots logos not inherently suggest speed?
In the comparison between the photographs in 'Multiple Image' and Duchamp's 'Nude Descending a Staircase', what is the key similarity?
The optical movement in the 'Triangles crib quilt' from circa 1930 is described as creating what kind of feeling that might be undesirable for a baby trying to sleep?
How does the 'repeated figure' technique differ from the 'multiple image' technique as presented in the chapter?
In the photograph of the lunging basketball player, what two elements are described as being barely contained in the frame, creating a tense line?
The 'romance with movement and technology' that led to streamlining is associated with which early 20th-century art movement?
In the description of optical movement, the text explains that the eye can move, or the image on the retina can flicker, and that what can induce these movements?
What does the chapter suggest about the relative motion in Vermeer's 'Kitchen Maid' versus the initial perception of stillness?
What is the primary way that anticipated motion is created in art, according to the chapter?
In the comparison between the Italian Futurists' 'speeding automobile' and the 'CadZZilla' custom car, what shared idea is being illustrated?