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Using the laws of perspective in his Holy Trinity fresco, Masaccio created the illusion of an extension of the architectural space of the church by painting a(n) __________.
 
  a. illusionistic ceiling depicting heaven
  b. barrel-vaulted chapel with holy and common figures
   c. deep niche with sculptural figures
  d. throne chair depicting the Holy Trinity
  e. archway depicting a who's who of Classical Greece

Question 2

Discobolos, or Discus Thrower, originally cast in bronze by Myron, is an excellent example of _______, a philosophy of dignity and self-control.
 
  a. heroicism
  b. stoicism
  c. naturalism
  d. all of the above
  e. none of the above


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Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b. stoicism


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