Engravers from which of the following nations trained a generation of artists in the mezzotint technique?

Early Islamic architecture used decorative patterns to decorate the mosques because _________

a. Muslim artists didn't know how to draw the figure b. realistic and representational images were rejected as idolatrous c. it was less expensive to use pattern than any other type of depictions d. the religious stories were too complex to recreate e. patterned pieces were easier to mass produce for large scale work

Pieter Aertsen's Meat Still-Life is an allegory of _____

a. greed b. prosperity c. salvation d. papal authority