What element of Leonardo da Vinci's The Virgin of the Rocks best embodies the principles of art in the High Renaissance?
A. the references to classical subject matter
B. the balanced pyramidal grouping of figures
C. the somber mood created through darkened tones
D. the unusual landscape of the background
Answer: B
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