Explain the two ways to define "action painting."

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Answer: "Action painting" prompts the viewer to become actively engaged in the painting. Further, the lines of paint seem to chart out the path of the motions of the artist who moves around the painting. The drips and sweeps of paint record the action of the artist.

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A) outside in the town square or beneath the window of a lover's lady B) immediately before the season of Lent C) by men and boys in costume D) all of these choices

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Garnier's Paris Opéra exemplifies historicism because it __________.

A. references the Baroque style B. includes reliefs from French history C. was built using historical techniques D. was the work of an academic architect

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Discuss ways in which artists use composition to lead the viewer's eye to focus on particular areas of a work or to move about within a work. Select one or more works to illustrate your statements

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The painting technique used in the first century in Egypt, Greece, and Rome that involves the use of wax is:

A. fresco. B. oil paint. C. acrylic. D. tempera. E. encaustic.

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