Paintings from the Mannerist period are often seen as all of the following except:
a) satiric and filled with contemporary commentary
b) coded in layers of meaning defying one simple explanation
c) intentionally confusing in order to create a sense of imbalance
d) highly intellectual and deliberately complex
Answer: A
AP Art History
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- Which of the following was used to create this work?
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- This sculptural work was created by the
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- The shape of Egyptian pyramids are thought to have been derived from the
- Figures like this are MOST similar stylistically to
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