How is Minoan fresco different from Egyptian fresco?
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The Egyptians used the fresco secco technique and the Minoans used the true fresco technique. True fresco allowed the artists greater flexibility in creating the curving line and spontaneous action seen in Minoan frescoes. Minoan frescoes have a lighter, almost impressionistic quality.
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A. The brotherhood of the Mixtec and Toltec B. The contrasting relationship of fire and water C. The marriage of the Aztec and Maya empires D. The inevitable relationship of life and death
In England, the Anglican church harassed the Puritans, who fled to Holland and then sailed to the New World in 1620 to become America's Pilgrims.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The artistic developments in the Medieval period sprang almost solely from...
A. individual inspiration. B. humanism. C. science. D. the Church.
Which of the following is noted for transferring the bebop style and speed of Charlie Parker to the piano?
a) Bud Powell b) Count Basie c) Teddy Wilson d) Art Tatum