Daniele da Volterra and others earned the name braghettoni (“breeches-painters”) by

a. wearing extravagant outfits while they worked.
b. painting fig leaves on the genitals of the Vatican statues.
c. refusing to wear shirts while they painted.
d. painting draperies on Last Judgment’s nudes.


Answer: d

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