An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover because it implies

An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover because it implies INTIMACY.

Scale refers to the relationship of one object to another. One object may be bigger or smaller than the other object. 

In art, the terms used to refer to the scale of the artwork are miniature, small scale, full scale or life-size, large scale or larger than life, or monumental. 

Answer: (d) all the aboveexplanation:

the above mentioned statements talks about the creativity of an artist and to what extend they can utilize and experiment on the objects provided.   differing size and subjects are given so that an image of wisdom is created. displaying a transition from light to dark in something by darkening sections in order to create a shadow. and lastly, putting bits and pieces together to formulate a new image.

Ithink the men do it because the women work very hard, especially during childbirth. as for whether textiles are a "female-only" art, certainly not! there is no such thing as a job the other gender can't do (pardon my bluntness).