Realism Part 1: what constitutes realism? How have artists in Western Society convinced us that their images look real — that we are looking at a continuation of our own reality or that they artists are modeling their work on nature? What devices, conventions, practices are at work? Go back over the chapters on Classical (Greek and Roman) art and Renaissance art. Share your thoughts about this, based on what you have learned in the book as well as what you have experienced, read about, or even made yourself. You may post pictures as part of your response.