Excerpt from portraits: more than meets the eye marie devers 1many people hesitate to enjoy art because they think they don’t “get” the paintings that hang in museums. in order to “get” art, you should have an understanding of artists’ conventions--meaning how artists tell stories and make comments through their images. artists enjoy telling stories through their work. similar to the way you would analyze an essay, you can appreciate a painting by noticing the details artists include. excerpt from portraits: more than meets the eye marie devers 1many people hesitate to enjoy art because they think they don’t “get” the paintings that hang in museums. in order to “get” art, you should have an understanding of artists’ conventions--meaning how artists tell stories and make comments through their images. artists enjoy telling stories through their work. similar to the way you would analyze an essay, you can appreciate a painting by noticing the details artists include. excerpt from portraits: more than meets the eye marie devers 1many people hesitate to enjoy art because they think they don’t “get” the paintings that hang in museums. in order to “get” art, you should have an understanding of artists’ conventions--meaning how artists tell stories and make comments through their images. artists enjoy telling stories through their work. similar to the way you would analyze an essay, you can appreciate a painting by noticing the details artists include. excerpt from portraits: more than meets the eye marie devers 1many people hesitate to enjoy art because they think they don’t “get” the paintings that hang in museums. in order to “get” art, you should have an understanding of artists’ conventions--meaning how artists tell stories and make comments through their images. artists enjoy telling stories through their work. similar to the way you would analyze an essay, you can appreciate a painting by noticing the details artists include. which statement best reflects the central idea of this passage? a) portrait trends change all the time. b) today, most portraits are photographs. c) you can appreciate a painting by noticing the details artists include. d) the most well-known portrait in the world is probably leonardo da vinci’s mona lisa.