Giotto's genius as a painter was recognized by his friend and contemporary ___ in the epic poem ___
a. Dante, Divine Comedy
b. Chaucer, Canterbury Tales
c. Petrarch, Canzoniere
d. Machiavelli, The Prince
e. Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier
a. Dante, Divine Comedy
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Why did the Parisian workers revolt in June 1848?
a. Charles-Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself emperor. b. Bread shortages led to massive inflation. c. The government shut down the National Workshops. d. The military seized control of the factories.
How does Zhao Mengfu's Autumn Colors on the Qiao and Hua Mountains (Fig. 25-2) reflect the literati's taste for the "spirit of antiquity"?
A. It was painted in honor of the ancestors of a close friend. B. It depicts an ancient landscape in a distant Chinese province. C. It was painted in the archaic style of the earlier Tang dynasty. D. It is characterized by unassuming brushwork and subtle use of color.