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tingc95

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In the eighteenth century, a painting or print featuring a picturesque view of ancient ruins or a romanticized view of the contemporary cityscape was called:
 
  a. rotonda.
  b. veduta.
  c. pastelli.
  d. all of these.
  e. none of these.

Question 2

As the first president of England's Royal Academy of Arts, Joshua Reynolds endorsed an education based on imitating:
 
  a. the perfection of nature.
  b. High Renaissance art.
  c. classical art.
  d. all of these.
  e. none of these.


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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d



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