Why are flattened forms and stylized features characteristic to Byzantine images of Christ such as this example?
a) Artists diverged from naturalistic form to suggest an otherworldly being.
b) Artists lacked the skills necessary to render naturalistic forms of the classical tradition.
c) Artists adapted the artistic traditions of nomadic Eurasian peoples.
d) Artists derived these forms from the classical traditions of Greece and Rome.
a) Artists diverged from naturalistic form to suggest an otherworldly being.
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