What theme is represented by Raphael's Disputa (Fig. 15.14)?

What will be an ideal response?


The fresco depicts Theology by portraying an account of the Eucharist and specific elements such as the receptacle holding the Host, the dove of the Holy Spirit, and Christ and the saints sitting in majesty. A fuller title is, Dispute over the Sacrament referring to the debate over Transubstantiation.

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Spring Awakening is a ballet composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The Camera Picta (or Camera degli Sposi) of the Ducal Palace in Mantua decorated

a. an audience chamber. b. the chapel. c. a room for a wedding. d. the marchesa's private study.

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Unlike their Early Classical predecessors, Late Classical artists focused on _____

a. community values b. mathematical perfection c. real-world appearances d. Polykleitos's canon

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