In the larger history of European thought and culture, the Baroque is oftentimes referred to as?

a) the Age of Absolutism
b) the Age of Science
c) the Age of Discovery
d) the Age of Rediscovery


a

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In Jean-Antoine Watteau's The Signboard of Gersaint, a portrait of Louis XIV is shown being placed in a storage box, because Louis

a. was not popular with the common people. b. had criticized Watteau's work. c. did not support the Enlightenment. d. had recently had died.

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The Venetian painters are best known for their handling of __________.

A. color and light B. space and line C. mass and volume D. texture and pattern

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In the director's note for Two Character Play, Michael O'Hara prepares the audience for the role they will play in the answering of the show's main question

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which element of this sculptural group reflects a development away from Romanesque to Gothic treatment of the figures?

a) the naturalism of the Angel b) the complex drapery of Elizabeth’s robes c) the contrapposto of Mary on the right d) the placement of the Virgin’s foot on the left

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