Compare these images: In the detail on the left taken from a tapestry, delicately colored threads are woven into precisely detailed representations of plants. In the detail on the right, the plant is depicted as if the artist was quickly recording his thoughts about the tree while he was standing in front of it. (Click the detail on the left to see the whole image.) Try again!

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