How does Jean-Antoine Watteau's The Pilgrimage to Cythera demonstrate the characteristics of the Rococo style?
A. It is a history painting whose subject is drawn from mythology.
B. It depicts a dream-like world filled with beautiful couples and putti.
C. It represents the dominance of Classical drawing over painterly effects.
D. Its erotic subject matter is enhanced by dramatic contrasts of light and dark.
Answer: B
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a. the institution of slavery
b. Napoleon Bonaparte
c. the Royal Academy of Art
d. the French Monarchy
Gertrude Käsebier worked in the photographic style of Pictorialism in which the image's surface is somewhat indistinct with softened lines
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The presence of conflict or tension is necessary for drama to exist.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The coming of a new religion to Jerusalem, a city sacred to both Jews and Christians, is marked by a monument known as the ____________, this site is also the spot where Muhammad is believed to have ascended to heaven and may have once been the site of the Ark of the Covenant.
a. Rock of Ages b. Kaaba c. Dome of the Rock d. Rock of Muhammad