Which statement best describes Titian's late Renaissance masterpiece Bacchus and Ariadne, painted to decorate a duke's country home in Ferrara, Italy?

a. follows Counter-Reformation's demands in its choice of a traditional Christian subject
b. creates a quiet, dream-like mood by the use of a country setting
c. manipulates the rules of linear perspective to create an off-center focal point
d. creates a lively pagan scene through use of exuberant primary colors

Answer: d

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