Why was portraiture so popular in Tudor England?

a. Portraits represented the new sense of middle-class wealth.
b. Henry had banned artists from painting religious scenes.
c. The English wished to emulate Renaissance Italians.
d. Portraits show the humanist emphasis on individualism.


Answer: d

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