In Las Meninas, Diego Velázquez proclaimed the dignity and importance of painting as one of the liberal arts by __________.

A. using tenebrism to create a sense of theatricality
B. focusing on the central figure of the Infanta
C. including a dog and attendants in the foreground
D. depicting himself as a courtier with the keys of the palace


Answer: D

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