Author Question: ____, in addition to running affairs of state when her husband was away on military campaigns, was ... (Read 112 times)

WWatsford · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

____, in addition to running affairs of state when her husband was away on military campaigns, was also committed to supporting the arts. She was a connoisseur of the visual arts (her portrait was painted by Leonardo da Vinci), wrote and collected poetry, commissioned musical compositions, sang with a fine soprano voice, and performed on a variety of instruments

A) Isabella d'Este
B) Margaret of Austria
C) Joan of Arc
D) Christine de Pisan

Question 2

Early opera composers, such as Monteverdi, sought to exploit the expressive potential of

A) the clarinet.

B) the piano.

C) the human voice.

D) the percussion family.

E) the trumpet.