Figure-ground reversal can best be seen in

Shen Zhou's Poet on a Mountaintop.
Kiki Smith's Ginzer.
Lee Friedlander's Bismarck, North Dakota.
M.C. Escher's Sky and Water I.


M.C. Escher's Sky and Water I.

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Which composition is an example of the Sturm und Drang style in Mozart's music?

a. Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, the "Little" G-Minor (K. 183) b. Symphony No. 41 in C Major, the "Jupiter" (K. 551) c. Symphony No. 38 in D Major, the "Prague" (K. 504) d. Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, the "Great" (K. 550)

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Romanesque churches had ambulatories that skirted the nave

a) to allow pilgrims to have extra seating during the services. b) to allow relics to be displayed along the walkways. c) to structurally support the extra weight of the stone ceilings. d) to allow space for pilgrims to walk

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In his Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Pablo Picasso demonstrates an affinity with Paul Gauguin in his

a. discovery of the "primitive." b. penchant for angularity. c. use of Barcelona street life as a motif. d. Interest in African masks.

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