Masaccio places the vanishing point in The Tribute Money behind Christ’s head to
a. make the distant mountains seem larger.
b. emphasize the absence of the tax collector’s halo.
c. make the figures behind Christ seem smaller.
d. identify Christ as the fresco’s most important figure.
Answer: d
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A. the power loom B. the steam engine C. the cotton gin D. the Bessemer process
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A. Picasso and Matisse. B. Miró and Klee. C. Mondrian and Kandinsky. D. Duchamp and Kahlo.