Arts - from renaissance to romanticism 1. regarding frans hals' painting, young man with a skull, which statement is true? a. hals applied the paint to be as smooth as the skin of an onion. b. its coldness and lack of color reflect hals' despondence. c. it's an example of a vanitas piece. d. it was painted in the manner of the northern renaissance. 2. which of the following was one of the key principles endorsed by the pre-raphaelite brotherhood? a. art requires rote learning of tradition and formulas. b. the basis of all art is the imagination. c. the substance of good art should be spiritual. d. art should embrace progressive political ideals. 3. because of the somewhat distorted figures, unusual spaces, and lack of proportion, is considered a forerunner of mannerism. a. tintoretto's the miracle of st. mark freeing the slave b. quentin metsys' the moneylender an

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Buddhist painting from india, nepal, and tibetthe production of buddhist manuscripts illustrated with images of various buddhist deities and/or scenes from the life of shakyamuni flourished in bihar and bengal (present-day eastern india and bangladesh) under the rule of the pala dynasty (ca. 8th - 12th century). the illustrations of the gods that appear in these manuscripts were based on descriptions found in indian texts intended to the practitioner mentally invoke the form of the deity. these texts provide the artist with the basic schema of the image, detailing what an image should look like, from the posture, gesture, and color of the deity, to the attributes (objects he or she holds that symbolize specific powers or knowledge).similarities among the buddhist paintings in this section, which are from india, nepal, and tibet, stem from a variety of reasons. they include the continuous trade and contact provided by trade route linkages and the tendency of artists working abroad to emulate indian models, but the main reason is due to the fact that the gods' depictions in the art of all three countries are ultimately dependent upon the meditation texts described above. in addition, during the pala period, pilgrims, monks, and students from all over asia, but particularly from nepal and tibet, flocked to the region's prominent religious centers; when they returned home, they took the pala style with them in the form of portable items such as manuscripts and small sculptures.