The Amida Buddha is an example of a sculpture that employs the iconography of Japanese Buddhism. Give an example of an artwork that employs Christian iconography and explain how the components of the artwork are examples of the term iconography.
What will be an ideal response?
Examples will vary. The Arnolfini Double Portrait is an example of Christian iconography through symbolic details. Specific objects in the work represent concepts. For example, the single candle represents a holy presence; the dog, marriage, fidelity, and love; and shoes, a sign of a sacred ground.
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a. serving as a profession in society b. providing economic benefits to the artist c. protesting social injustice d. decorating museum walls e. all of the above
The Risorgimento was the political movement that sought to unify the various German states under the Prussian monarchy
A) true B) false
Which of the following is true of film adaptations of novels?
A. Most short stories have been translated into film with a great deal of expansion of both the main plot and subplots. B. Film versions, when done well, can capture a large fraction of a novel's depth. C. Generally, the shorter the novel, the better the chances for effective adaptation to the screen. D. The filmmaker's task is made more difficult if he or she assumes that viewers have read the novel being adapted.
What is the ekkyklema?
A. Special masks for playing female characters B. The group of actors, separate from the chorus C. The chorus D. The special wagon that wheeled the dead bodies onstage