After depicting the Last Supper, Paolo Veronese was called before the Inquisition and accused of heretical treatment of the subject matter. He resolved this issue by

a) keeping the painting as it was but giving it a new name.
b) covering over the first painting with an entirely new painting.
c) altering the painting to include crowd scenes to complement the Last Supper.
d) standing up to the Inquisition, claiming artistic license.


Answer: a

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