Works such as Peter Paul Rubens's Abduction of the Daughters of Leucippus reveal which expectation about women of that time?

A. The cultural ideal of slender bodies
B. Their assumed helplessness
C. The importance of classical learning
D. The value placed on ethical behavior


Answer: B

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a. stability and a conservative artistic aesthetic. b. changing tastes and an appreciation of new ideas.

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Giorgio Vasari considered the art of the Middle Ages to be very worthy and highly estimable

True or False

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The gigantomachy of the Altar of Zeus at Pergamon alludes to a victory of the Pergamenes over which group in the third century BCE?

A. Romans B. Persians C. Sasanians D. Gauls

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The Temple of Trajan was influenced by the Etruscans

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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