Artists use hard woods for woodcut printing when they __________

A. want the carving to stand up to hundreds of printings
B. want to create fine details
C. do not want the grain of the wood to show in the print
D. all of the above


D

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All of the following statements are true of Constantinople and Romand emperor Constantine, EXCEPT which one?

A. In 313 CE Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which ended public persecution of Christians, and by the end of the 4th century Christianity had become the official religion of the Roman Empire B. Constantinople - which is called Istanbul today - is where the architectural structure called the Hagia Sophia is located C. Roman emperor Constantine moved the Roman seat of power from Rome to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople D. The Christian religion was welcomed by the Romans from the very beginning and gained official approval quickly, as the Romans believed in freedom of religious expression

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Brahms's Third Symphony is characterized by:

A) a three-note motive: F-Ab-F B) an unstable metric structure with many examples of hemiola C) a near complete avoidance of regular four- and eight-bar phrases D) all of these choices

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Through the use of __________ visual tension is created in Jacopo Tintoretto's Leda and the Swan (fig. 3.12)

A. contrasting and opposing forms B. the conflict in the story C. showing a nude woman D. the use of color

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Discuss the themes and significance of Guo Xi's Early Spring. Be sure to make reference to the materials in the MyArtsLab CloserLook on the painting

What will be an ideal response?

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