In the Calling of St. Matthew (fig. 15.7), Caravaggio creates a religious atmosphere by his dramatic use of light, known as __________

A. tenebrism
B. pointillism
C. verisimilitude
D. chiaroscuro
E. sfumato


Answer: A

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