Northern School painting of the Ming Dynasty is characterized by

a) precise and skillfully detailed decorative scenes.
b) loose and informal brush strokes emphasizing abstract qualities of painting.
c) thickly applied paint layered with varnish.
d) landscape scenes rendered in bright and intensely saturated colors.


Answer: a

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