Distinguish between the rubeniste and the poussiniste styles of painting
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Essay responses should include these points:
• There had long been a debate at court over which painter—Rubens or Poussin—was the better artist.
• King Louis XIII and the duc de Richelieu had entered into a friendly wager over the matter. Louis won the tennis match that decided the wager, acquiring a large number of works by Poussin from Richelieu.
• The rubeniste approach to painting included an emphasis on color.
• Poussiniste influence (from the painter Poussin) emphasized line through drawing and the creation of form.
• Poussin's work addressed intellect, while Rubens's work addressed the senses.
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Discuss the characteristics of various types of plays found in Medieval Europe. What was the goal of drama at this time?
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Which area comprised large portions of Burgundian lands during the mid-fifteenth century?
a. The Iberian peninsula. b. Northern Italy and southeastern France. c. Large tracts of northeastern France and the Low Countries. d. Vast areas of central Germany, Switzerland, and western Austria.