In Harmony in Red (The Red Room), Henri Matisse deliberately intended to violate the laws of perspective. Why?
a) His interests were in things other than verisimilitude.
b) He preferred flat space and disliked shading.
c) He did not understand perspective.
d) He was more comfortable with the two-dimensional plane.
Answer: a
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a. true b. false
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What will be an ideal response?
What is a name for a brief pattern in the bass line that is repeated throughout the entire number?
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