In coast view with the abduction to europa by claude lorrain, what does the contrasting colors in the water to create?

It helps frame the drama at center stage.

i believe the answer is: a.  abstract forms were often used to represent human figures.

representing human figures in abstract forms is often used in the geometric period, not hellenistic  period.   during the hellenistic  period,   aesthetic value derived from creating arts which mimic the actual shape of a certain object or individuals.

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