Consider Jan van Eyck's painting Arnolfini Double Portrait. Discuss three symbols within it that reveal the possible iconography of the work. Then explain an alternate interpretation of the work relating to the meaning of the same objects
What will be an ideal response?
Symbols such as the dog, the shoes, the one candle, and the mirror have a cultural significance. In a contemporary era, those symbols would have other meanings, depending on the viewer's interpretation.
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Discuss the repercussions involving Martin Luther that would follow Pope Julius II's sale of indulgences to finance the rebuilding of St. Peter's Basilica
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Several of the directors who broke into filmmaking as part of the Free Cinema documentary movement would later become the core filmmakers of:
A. the Left Bank. B. Cinema Nôvo. C. British Kitchen Sink cinema. D. the Czechoslovakian New Wave.
Which classic early color film depicted real life in black and white and imaginary life in expressionistic color?
a. Gone with the Wind b. Citizen Kane c. The Wizard of Oz d. North by Northwest e. Birth of a Nation
Which of the following endeavors was Fanny Mendelssohn NOT involved in?
A. Music teacher B. Composer C. Director of a local choral group D. Performer