According to a story relayed by Pliny, how did the Greek painters Zeuxius and Parrhasius deceive birds and artists?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Zeuxis painted grapes that birds tried to eat, and Parrhasius painted a curtain on a picture that Zeuxis wanted to pull back.

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A playwright will seldom:

a. belong to a professional organization. b. relinquish television, film, amateur, or foreign rights to the producer. c. be available during a production for consultation and revisions of a new play. d. write in isolation

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Below the supertonic in the following progression, write the roman numerals of three chords that can function as a substitute.

i VII III VI ii? V i

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Which of the following is NOT a feature of sound?

A. how many parts are involved B. the density C. the register D. the timekeeping

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What people occupied Rome from ca. 700 to 510 BCE?

A) ?Carthaginians B) ?Persians C) ?Egyptians D) ?Etruscans

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