Why does your text call Albrecht Dürer's Self-Portrait an example of the new concept of the artist as creative genius?

A. The artist appears in a posture usually reserved for holy persons.
B. The artist depicted himself in an expensive fur coat.
C. The artist pictured a popular devotional practice.
D. The artist rendered himself with lifelike realism.


Answer: A

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