Table 3 Mean ratings of motion, liking, interest, and complexity across the three subsets of paintings. N = number of paintings, SD = standard deviation.

From: The impact of contextual information on aesthetic engagement of artworks

Ratings

Subset 1 (N = 4)

Mean (SD)

Subset 2 (N = 4)

Mean (SD)

Subset 3 (N = 4)

Mean (SD)

Subset 4 (N = 4)

Mean (SD)

Motion

5.11 [0.26]

5.00 [0.39]

5.06 [0.42]

4.98 [0.52]

Depth

5.27 [0.18]

5.26 [0.09]

5.32 [0.11]

5.21 [0.13]

Saturation

5.09 [0.35]

5.01 [0.23]

5.27 [0.27]

5.11 [0.22]

Complexity

5.33 [0.14]

5.07 [0.24]

5.30 [0.14]

5.15 [0.08]

Warmth

5.20 [0.27]

5.11 [0.17]

5.26 [0.23]

5.17 [0.28]

Balance

5.29 [0.20]

5.33 [0.16]

5.33 [0.12]

5.27 [0.26]

Contextual information

No information

Information about the content

Information about the artist

Information about the technique