What is the biblical scheme chosen by Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
What will be an ideal response?
Michelangelo chose nine scenes from Genesis for the ceiling proper and surrounded it with prophets, sibyls, the ancestors of Christ, and other scenes. He designed the ceiling to narrate events before the coming of the Law of Moses and as a complement to the narrative cycles on the walls below that he had painted previously.
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The music of Francois Couperin is classified as __________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Both the violinist and vocalist in this listening example is:
A. Pete Seeger B. Fiddlin’ John Carson C. Bob Dylan D. Woody Guthrie
By positioning the dark, dense image of death next to the billowing, light form representing life, Gustav Klimt's painting Death and Life demonstrates artistic use of:
A. hierarchical scale. B. symmetrical balance. C. unity. D. variety. E. asymmetrical balance.
Listen to "Dounuya" (PL 10-23), then indicate the best answer for the following question:The kumbengo style being performed here features
A. an ABA form. B. a single harmonized melody. C. layered ostinatos performed on a single instrument. D. only the voice of the singer.