Analyze the formal elements like line, shape, form, value, texture, space, and color, as well as the historical precedence of The Death of General...

Each of the
formal elements serves its own purpose and place in the piece pictured. To know how to identify
their specific usage, one should first consider what each of these elements is.

Line: A line is an obvious path that one can follow from
point to point. Lines vary in length, width, and direction, and are often used as a means to
identify where the boundaries of one object begin and the boundaries of another end.

Shape and form: These two
elements are used to define the existence of an object in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional
space (respectively). Shape is usually defined by the line and has height and width. Form has
height, width, and depth.

Color: Color comes
from the light that's reflected off objects and is created from hue, intensity, and
value.

Value: Value refers to the brightness of
a color, which is used to suggest the existence of light (or lack thereof).

Texture: Texture is how we perceive an object's quality
through touch. In the case of the painting above, since you...

href="https://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/building_lessons/formal_analysis.html">http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/building_lessons/...