Of the baroque qualities listed below, which is most clearly illustrated in Rubens' Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus?

a. love of elaboration and ornamentation
b. elongated shapes and bizarre colors
c. neoclassical order, harmony, and simplicity
d. dynamic motion created by movement and ascending lines


Answer: d

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