Context is a factor of ties that bind a work of art to the:
A. life of its creator.
B. tradition it grows from and to which it responds.
C. audience for which it was made.
D. society in which it was circulated.
E. All of these answers are correct.
E
Context focuses on the cultural background of the artist, the art object, and its connections to the larger world of human beliefs, values, and principles.
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