Which group of early nineteenth-century landscape painters was inspired by Thomas Cole?

Oil paint is an exception in that it allows the user to do all of the following EXCEPT

a) to work more quickly than in other media. b) to work with big, bold, energetic brushstrokes. c) to blend hues and tones seamlessly. d) to continue to work on the same painting for weeks without the work drying.

The earliest appearance of the taotie motif in Chinese art dates to ___________

A. a ritual vessel from the Zhou dynasty B. a bronze fang ding from the Shang dynasty C. a jade cong from the Liangzhu culture D. a bell from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng from the Zhou dynasty