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jc611

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on: Jun 23, 2018
What is the story behind Gricault's Raft of the Medusa?
 
  a) After the Medusa sank, the captain escaped but left others to drift in a raft for days.
  b) The captain of the ship threw slaves overboard to collect insurance on them.
  c) It is a metaphor for the growing French Revolution.
  d) It depicts a group of explorers finally sighting land after a long expedition.

Question 2

In the early nineteenth century, what recurrent and significant theme began to appear in Romantic painting?
 
  a) the notion of the sublime
  b) the lives of peasants
  c) the vanitas still life
  d) virtuous love


ecabral0

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

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a


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