Compare and contrast the two paintings by Juan de Valdés Leal and Audrey Flack, discussing the context of vanitas paintings and how the two paintings reflect the society and culture of the time periods through symbolic messages.
What will be an ideal response?
In addition to comparing the paintings, responses should also touch upon how vanitas are still-life paintings containing symbols or objects that convey the transience of earthly life. This subject was popular in the 17th century. Later, contemporary artists became fascinated with this tradition.
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c. the ancestor of the modern tambourine. d. a large five-string fiddle.
Noh theatre was perfected and codified in Japan so thoroughly that it is still performed today much as it was: a. five thousand years ago
b. five hundred years ago. c. one hundred years ago. d. one thousand years ago.
Which medieval thinker pioneered the experimental system in science?
A. Roger Bacon B. William of Ockham C. Duns Scotus D. John Wycliffe
Today, composers of music for video games
a. rely exclusively on high-quality synthetized sounds for their soundtracks. b. have all switched over to using prerecorded music for their soundtracks. c. often use "blended" scores of both prerecorded and synthesized sounds. d. usually use automated computer algorithms to write the music for them.