What sets northern European artists apart from most other artists of the Italian Renaissance is

a) their interest in rendering material surfaces and textures in realistic detail.
b) the size and scale of their paintings.
c) their denial of aerial or scientific perspective.
d) their portraiture.


Answer: a

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