The painting depicted, entitled The Dead Christ by Mantegna, is an example of _________ , the application of linear perspective to human and other forms to help achieve a dramatic illusion of three-dimensional space.
A. foreshortening
B. contrapposto
C. genre painting
D. intaglio
A. foreshortening
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__________ indicate points of rest, and set apart sections of melody called __________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following was NOT included under Parliament's Bill of Rights?
a. No Catholic could ever rule England. b. No Puritan or Roman Catholic could attend university. c. No non-English monarch could rule England. d. No British king could marry a Catholic.
Duccio and Giotto were two artists whose innovations in ________ greatly influenced Renaissance painting styles
A. basing their works on religious traditions B. introducing a flat, decorative space C. exploring classical subject matter D. creating figures and settings with an increased naturalism E. Gothic sculpture
Which movement of the listening selection from Vivaldi's Quattro Stagione includes a musical depiction of a barking dog?
A. Movement I B. Movement II C. Movement III D. Movement IV