Giorgio Vasari believed that the shortcoming of all Venetian artists was their
a) sensuous painterly technique over elements of good design.
b) overly strict use of scientific perspective.
c) limited range and overreliance on religious subjects.
d) dependence on preliminary drawings.
Answer: a
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