A hallmark of Venetian art and architecture is
a) the play of light across richly elaborated surfaces.
b) an absence of Gothic influence.
c) the projection of state authority in Romanesque styling.
d) Classical balance and restraint.
Answer: a
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a) lust. b) hate. c) tragedy. d) temptation.
The Laocoön Group exemplifies the artistic style of the Hellenistic period due to the figures’ __________.
a. idealized bodies and contrapposto poses b. individualized and portrait-like physical features c. stylized gestures and spiritual gazes d. dynamic facial expressions and exaggerated movements
The primary patrons of the Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán were _____
A) ?members of nobility B) ?rich monastic orders C) ?knights D) ?members of the middle class
Which are by Titian?
a. Pope Julius II, the Rape of Europa, and Saint Francis in Ecstasy b. Tempest, the Allegory of Prudence, and the Sleeping Venus c. Assumption of the Virgin, the Rape of Europa, and Venus of Urbino d. Tempest, the Rape of Europa, and Venus of Urbino