How is the Nerezi Lamentation important?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. It is a passionate expression of grief. The Byzantine artist has presented a convincing image staged with modeled characters; moreover it became an important influential image for subsequent generations of Italian artists, in particular the artists of the 13 th and 14 centuries.
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In 1510, Pope Julius II commissioned which of the following artists to execute a series of frescoes for the Vatican Stanza Della Segnatura, including The School of Athens?
A. Michelangelo B. Raphael C. Leonardo D. Ghiberti
Following this selection's opening, the soloist enters and plays music?
a) strikingly similar to what the orchestra has just played b) that is a varied repeat of the beginning just played by the orchestra c) block chords that support the larger ensemble d) utterly different from what the orchestra has just played