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Which of the following statements concerning Diego Velzquez's painting techniques is false?
 
  a. He favored Venetian colors.
  b. He used highly contrasting lights and darks.
  c. He favored idealized, classical figures.
  d. He painted deep, illusionistic spaces.
  e. He portrayed the royal family in naturalistic attitudes.

Question 2

Giotto's genius as a painter was recognized by his friend and contemporary ___ in the epic poem ___.
 
  a. Dante, Divine Comedy
  b. Chaucer, Canterbury Tales
  c. Petrarch, Canzoniere
  d. Machiavelli, The Prince
  e. Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a. Dante, Divine Comedy





 

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