The Romanesque portal at Sainte-Marie-Madelaine, Vézelay (fig. 17.26) represents the __________, during which the apostles were given the ability to speak multiple languages

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Pentecost

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Fueling the Neoclassical style was:

a. the influential art historian Wittgenstein. b. changing political realities. c. the rediscovery of Herculaneum and Pompeii. d. all of these. e. none of these.

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Which feature of oil paint is demonstrated in Jan van Eyck’s Madonna and Child with the Chancellor Rolin?

a. impasto b. glazes c. airbrushing d. calligraphy

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How does Palestrina create a variety of textures?

a) He alternates between five-voice homophony and five-voice polyphony.
b) He doubles each voice with an instrument.
c) He employs different combinations of his six-voice ensemble.
d) He alternates between unison monophony and six-voice homophony.

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In ____ Greece, figures were often depicted in theatrical poses as though they were on stage in front of an audience

a. Archaic b. Imperial c. Classical d. Hellenistic

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