What evidence supports art historian gail hoffman's theory that the cycladic marble figures were related to rituals of mourning the dead?

Most of them were found in graves, so they were probably related to rituals of mourning the dead and depicted gods like the goddess of fertility.

name the above painting and its artist. how has the artist used balance, variety, and movement in this piece to emphasize the man waving the cloth, in the upper right-hand corner? be specific in your response.