Baroque art was superseded by which of the following artistic style?
a. Impressionism
b. English Landscape Art
c. French Classicism
d. Dutch Portraiture
e. Mannerism
Anc c.: French Classicism
The correct answer is C. In the second half of the seventeenth century, France replaced Italy as the cultural center of Europe. Many French artists found the Baroque style too showy and emotional and instead preferred the simplicity, balance, and design of the High Renaissance. French classicists such as Nicholas Poussin treated subjects from classical antiquity portrayed with noble grandeur and solidity.
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