What distinguishes the Rococo style of Jean Honoré Fragonard’s Happy Accidents of the Swing from paintings of the Baroque period?
a) the playful nature of the subject matter
b) the dramatic light and dark contrasts
c) the sense of motion implied by the composition
d) the attention to realistic details
a) the playful nature of the subject matter
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a. homophonic texture b. pan-consonance c. syncopation d. pan-isorhythm
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a. small sticks from a nearby tree b. reeds in the West c. bamboo in the East d. tall grasses gathered along lakes and streams e. Answers b, c, and d are all correct.
The Colosseum’s vaulted arches rely on the Roman perfection of
a. the aqueduct. b. the Tuscan column. c. firing terra cotta. d. concrete.