How did the artists visually distinguish the duke of Berry in the illustration for the calendar page for January in the Très Riches Heures (Fig. 19-6)?

A. hieratic scale
B. a written inscription above him
C. the banner with heraldic arms above him
D. positioning him in the center of the composition

Answer: C. the banner with heraldic arms above him

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For Augustine’s City of God: Augustine’s allegory is based on the fact that both the ark and the cross were made of wood. How does he extend and expand on this analogy?

What will be an ideal response?

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