I WILL GIVE 100 points to who where does a whole some what essay if this painting you can do it on google docs or here but it has to be serious) A formal analysis is a purely visual description of one work of art irrespective of cultural context, history, or artistic motivation. This is not to say that such cultural or motivational interpretations can be separated from the artwork, but that the visual elements provide an essential starting point for understanding a work of art. The visual elements include line, shape , value, color, texture and space.