Edgar Degas’s artwork draws its power from a fusion of ______.

a. Ingres’s line
b. the solid form of the Renaissance masters
c. the composition of the great Renaissance masters
d. the spontaneous realism of Impressionism
e. all of these are correct


e. all of these are correct

a. Incorrect. While Degas’s artwork does draw its power from Ingres’s line, this is not the complete answer.
b. Incorrect. While Degas’s artwork does draw its power from the solid form of the Renaissance masters, this is not the complete answer.
c. Incorrect. While Degas’s artwork does draw its power from the composition of the great Renaissance masters, this is not the complete answer.
d. Incorrect. While Degas’s artwork does draw its power from the spontaneous realism of Impressionism, this is not the complete answer.
e. Correct. Degas found inspiration in Ingres, Impressionism, and the Renaissance masters.

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