Serious criticism aimed at the betterment of society but accomplished through laughter is called
a. comedy.
b. farce.
c. parody.
d. satire.
d
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Which of the following would explain the artist's decision to depict an exemplar moral and political virtue in Yan Liben's The Thirteen Emperors?
A. The Daoist ideal of retreat from society to attain wisdom in nature B. The system of laws and belief set forth by the Chinese first emperor C. The ideal of good government as seen in Gandharan India D. The Confucian ideal of learning from the past to create an ordered society
In the Maya lintel showing Shield Jaguar and Lady Xoc there is a pattern of small, square modules that runs across the top of the image and then down the left side. These modules are called __________ and can be interpreted to tell us the identity of the subjects in the artwork .
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which 20th-century art movement sought to harness the communicative power of art to reach a wide audience?
A. Op Art B. Pop Art C. Post-Painterly Abstraction D. Minimalism
Slightly darkening the corners of a photograph to keep a viewer’s eyes travelling within the photograph is called:
a. Keystoning. b. Vignetting. c. Shadowing. d. Highlighting.