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CQXA · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

In Baroque architecture, wall surfaces often protrude into the viewer's space. In Baroque painting, this same effect is created through the use of:

A. collage.
B. three-dimensional canvases.
C. dramatic lighting.
D. ornamentation.
E. All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

The Baroque painting Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes depicts a story from:

A. ancient Greek mythology.
B. The Tale of Genji.
C. Beowulf.
D. the Bible.
E. Dante's Inferno.

bd5255 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Dramatic lighting is one of the characteristics of the theatrical presentation in Baroque art.

Answer to Question 2

D
Biblical stories were a focus of Baroque art.