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Frost2351

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on: Jun 23, 2018
In both of their paintings of Judith Decapitating Holofernes, Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi utilized a harsh, theatrical spotlight effect known as __________.
 
  a. trompe l'oeil
   b. tenebrism
  c. pointillism
  d. optism
  e. chiaroscuro

Question 2

The Prophet Jeremiah from Saint Pierre, Moissac, France, is carved into the
 
  a. trumeau
  b. mosaic
  c. mihrab
  d. barrel vault
  e. minaret


Edwyer

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

b

Answer to Question 2

a. trumeau


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