Buddha himself is often depicted in what state of being?
a. a state of transition between understanding and enlightment
b. surrounded by followers
c. meditative state, with various mudras revealing his inner thoughts
d. Archaic
Ans: c. meditative state, with various mudras revealing his inner thoughts
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a. the Kaaba in Mecca. b. Muhammad’s house in Medina. c, Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem. d. Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.
Which type of theatre has the stage in the middle, like an island surrounded on all sides by audience?
A) Realistic Theatre B) Proscenium arch C) Arena Theatre D) Thrust Stage E) Black Box
Which of the following statements accurately reflects how Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa departs from an earlier Renaissance portrait, Piero della Francesca’s Battista Sforza and Federigo da Montefeltro?
a) The psychological complexity of Leonardo’s portrait is aided by the sfumato technique, which Piero does not use. b) By including an imaginary Alpine landscape, Leonardo departs from the humanist impulse that characterizes Piero’s portrait. c) Leonardo paints an actual individual woman, whereas Piero, in keeping with earlier Renaissance convention, creates a version of the idealized Renaissance female face. d) Leonardo’s omission of the jewels and finery present in Piero’s subject attest to what was likely an interest in depicting commoners, a popular subject with Florentine patrons.
A __________, which symbolizes the Holy Sepulcher, covers the main altar in the apse of San Clemente
A. baldachin B. mausoleum C. tapestry D. font