Explain the difference between denotation and connotation in a work of art
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The term denotation refers to the identifiable subject, such as a Madonna and Child. The connotation is what the subject would mean to a contemporary viewer—in this case, a medieval Italian viewer would understand the subject as an image of ideal love, especially divine love for humanity.
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Which stage configuration combines the intimate, wraparound feeling from the audience with the seating arrangement focused toward a single background located at the back of the stage?
A. thrust stage B. multifocus theatre C. proscenium stage D. arena stage
Which statement best describes this composition's performance style?
a) either by instruments or voices b) by voices alone c) even though the work includes text, such works were performed exclusively by instruments d) sections alternating vocal and then instrumental performance
Discuss the significance of Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance
What will be an ideal response?
The first feature film to use digital intermediates for color manipulation was:
A. Return of the Jedi B. Cold Mountain C. O Brother, Where Art Thou? D. Pleasantville