Author Question: Romantic art emphasized a. photographic imitations of nature. b. conscious and precise ... (Read 35 times)

Tirant22 · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

In his The Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius stated a basic tenet of classical humanism when he said

a. no tyrant can ever disturb the peculiar restfulness which is the property of a mind that hangs together upon the firm basis of its reason.
b. For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge the more grief.
c. When I surveyed all I my hands had done, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
d. Man is formed of dust, slimes, and ashes; what is even more vile, of the filthiest seed.
e. In the City of God, there is no merely human wisdom, but there is the piety which worships true God as He should be worshipped.

Question 2

Romantic art emphasized

a. photographic imitations of nature.
b. conscious and precise observations of a subject.
c. harmony between the human mind and the subject.
d. a non-religious attitude toward their art.
e. spontaneous and authentic expressions of the artist's feelings, fantasies and dreams.