The paintings of Velzquez are characterized by A) detachment ...

[geodog55]

The paintings of Velzquez are characterized by
 
  A) detachment and mastery of technique in depicting the life of the Spanish court.
  B) the tendency to embellish or flatter his royal subjects.
  C) a preference for lower-class scenes and subjects.
  D) a preference for pastoral scenes depicting his noble subjects as shepherds and shepherdesses.

Question 2

The picaresque novel dealt with the
 
  A) adventures of heroic knights in a fantastic world inhabited by giants and wizards.
  B) problems of the new middle class.
  C) love affairs and intrigues of the nobility.
  D) seamy side of a world inhabited by rogues and vagabonds.

[peter]

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D

[geodog55]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[robbielu01]

Great answer, keep it coming