In Flowers in a Wan-li Vase with Blue-Tit, Johannes Goedaert painted a bird eating a moth beside the Ming vase to

a. emphasize the exotic origin of the vase.
b. remind the viewer of life's frivolous qualities.
c. balance the broken shell on the canvas's other side.
d. parallel the shape of the tulips' open blooms.

Answer: b

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Which French painter was the creator of Raft of the Medusa (1818)?

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