The style of performance characteristic of the eighteenth century in which actors with big voices and grand gestures were intended to capture the attention and admiration of a fully lit and social audience is often described as

a. representational.
b. symbolic.
c. rhetorical.
d. biomechanical.


c. rhetorical.

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a. derived from Roman masks b. larger than Greek masks c. worn only by the clergy d. limited to God and the angels e. worn mostly by Lucifer and the devils

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Which of the following characteristics of Italian Renaissance art is evident in the panels of Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise?

A. rationally organized space B. disguised symbolism C. detailed surface realism D. sgraffito decoration

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What were some characteristics of the northern renaissance art?

What will be an ideal response?

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? The Portinari Altarpiece was painted by which artist?

A. Dieric Bouts B. Hugo van der Goes C. Jean Pucelle D. Hans Memling

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