In Jan van Eyck's The Arnolfini Portrait, the woman is wearing a green dress to symbolize

marital fidelity.
purity.
fertility.
the presence of Christ.


fertility.

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Gothic cathedreals contained stained-glass programs primarily to

a. Tell bible stories to a mostly illiterate audience b. Remind the people of the French king’s leadership c. Honor the guilds that donated to the cathedrals d. Make God’s earthly house more appealing to the people

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Which type of theatre only took place at court and was written especially for the monarch and an invited audience?

What will be an ideal response?

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During the New Kingdom, Egypt

A. permanently adopted the practice of henotheism. B. underwent a short-lived revolution in the arts. C. became a great power, dividing the Near East with the Hittites. D. experimented with new economic policies.

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Who created Las Meninas in which the artist depicts himself in the painting?

A. Pedro Calderón de la Barca B. Lope Félix de Vega C. Francisco de Quevedo D. Diego Velázquez

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