Which of the following provides a startling description of Florence during an outbreak of the plague?
a. The Canterbury Tales
b. the Decameron
c. Book of the City of Ladies
d. The Book of the Deeds and Good Manners of the Wise King Charles V
Answer: b
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A. provocative because of their high realism. B. loved by the public but reviled by critics. C. the result of his turning away from abstract representation to a nonrepresentational style. D. seen as powerless, cool, and intellectual. E. seen as shocking and brutal.
Baroque artists placed elements on a diagonal plane, rather than the frontal and parallel planes used by Renaissance artists, to
A. evoke a sense of greater depth. B. induce more defined shadows. C. produce a stronger sense of action. D. provide greater balance.