What do the paintings by Rembrandt and Sofonisba Anguissola in the chapter suggest about the use of art in Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Royalty, nobility, and the wealthy commissioned artists to immortalize them.
b. The Dutch militiamen who commissioned Rembrandt to paint their group portrait wanted to commemorate their heroic service, even if few had ever served.
c. Paintings such as The Night Watch were hung in the meeting halls of militia, where men could practice and socialize.
d. Sofonisba’s portraits reflect the practice of painting formal portraits of royalty and nobility.
e. Sofonisba’s more informal paintings show the use of art to depict scenes from daily life.
f. Sofonisba used her self-portrait to pay tribute to Campi for training her.
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A) it would lower the selling price of agricultural goods. B) it would benefit the North at the expense of the South. C) it was an unconstitutional extension of federal power. D) it would result in increased imports of cotton and other textiles. E) it would trigger Britain to retaliate by raising tariffs on imported cotton.
In Virginia, colonial government consisted of a governor, his council, and elected representatives known as the
a. House of Payne. b. House of Burgesses. c. House of Lords. d. House of Elders. e. Assembly of Freemen.
The Tennis Court Oath was an agreement by the National Assembly to remain united until France had a written constitution
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Louis XIV's unusual approach to government in France was
a. a division of service personnel who were both old and newly appointed nobility. b. delegating authority to his councilars. c. declaring that he alone would rule France. d. invoking a parliament. e. appointing a cardinal to manage his affairs.