Describe how the Counter-Reformation affected the arts in Europe's Catholic countries
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
• The goal of the Council of Trent was to implement a program to guide appropriate art, thereby restoring internal Church discipline.
• As a result of this council, art was supposed to prohibit sensual subjects or treatment of subjects.
• The function of music was to serve liturgy and liturgical text.
• The council set out a general demand for clarity and directness.
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Which of Frédéric Chopin's compositions were known as "studies," which addressed particular technical challenges on the piano?
a. études b. polonaises c. nocturnes d. ballades
The Gothic style began __________
A. at Notre-Dame, Paris B. the royal abbey of Saint-Denis, located just north of Paris C. Westminster Abbey, London D. Florence Cathedral, Florence E. in England at Sutton Hoo
The three beliefs that are reflected in Chinese art are __________.
A. Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism B. Islam, Daoism, and Hinduism C. Confucianism, Buddhism, and Islam D. Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism
Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun created Marie Antoinette á la Rose (fig. 19.26), wife of __________ of France
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word