Consider Jan van Eyck's painting Arnolfini Double Portrait. Discuss three symbols within it that reveal the possible iconography of the work. Then explain an alternate interpretation of the work relating to the meaning of the same objects
What will be an ideal response?
Symbols such as the dog, the shoes, the one candle, and the mirror have a cultural significance. In a contemporary era, those symbols would have other meanings, depending on the viewer's interpretation.
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In the literary works of Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, what author had the most influence?
a. the early Christian philosopher St. Augustine b. the Roman comic dramatist Terence c. the controversial teacher Peter Abelard d. the ancient Greek poet Sappho
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Strasberg's Method gives primary focus to which one small part of the System?
a. Emotion Memory b. Given Circumstances c. Actions d. Objectives
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