In Spain, ________, court painter to King Philip IV, became the country's most prestigious artist, thanks to aristocratic portraits that conveyed the powerful presence of real objects in atmospheric space.
A. Velázquez
B. Titian
C. Rubens
D. Goya
Answer: A
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