Ways of Seeing
Chapter 5. Holbein’s Ambassadors appeals foremost to the sense of: (p. 90)
A. Sight
B. Touch
C. Taste
D. Hearing
E. Smell
A. Sight
B. Touch
C. Taste
D. Hearing
E. Smell
B Touch
The objects in the painting have all been elaborately worked over, possessing immaculate detail that creates the impression the viewer might reach out and touch them. This bolsters the visual desirability of these objects, serving an ideology that encourages people to buy material goods.