In the painting Judith and the Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, Artemisia Gentileschi demonstrates the close artistic influence of __________.
a. Raphael
b. Jean-Honoré Fragonard
c. Caravaggio
d. Peter Paul Rubens
c. Caravaggio
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Parallelism, an important feature in many great films, is surprisingly absent from Citizen Kane.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A. It created a tonal shift in the film that ultimately worked contrary to the intentions of the filmmaker. B. It created the faded-photograph sepia tone that so many cinematographers seek as the most desirable color for portraying period pieces. C. It was released without the golden effect as studio heads feared it would turn off the audience. D. It desaturated the characters to the point that their skin began to look metallic, and so Huston dropped the effect.
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