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Symbolism and Symbolic Meanings

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What is the most frequently used word in the English language

The most commonly used word in English is the word 'the'.

Which of these is an example of symbolism in a painting

The depiction of a lily that represents purity

What are features of international gothic style

Some of the features of international gothic style include the depiction of elongated figures, the use of rich and colorful decoration, and creation of realistic-looking plants and animals.

A Madonna is a painting of

The mother of Jesus

Cimabue broke the conventions of Byzantine art by

Cimabue broke the conventions of Byzantine art by giving his figuers a more natural appearance.

A painting that shows a candle that is meant to represent the eternal flame is making use of

Symbolism

Iconoclasts were opposed to

religious art.

Artists who painted in the International Gothic style

grounded religious subjects in the real world (apex)

Robert Campin relied on symbolism in order to

convey the holiness present in even the most everyday subjects

During the Middle Ages the primary purpose of Western art was to

portray the spiritual world

Duccio specialized in what style of art

Byzantine

This painting departs from earlier medieval art because it

depicts christ's life on earth.

The triptych is a type of artwork most closely associated with which style

international gothic

Byzantine art was strongly influenced by

Christianity

What features were common among artworks produced in the international gothic style

it tended to be portable

The ghent altarpiece is a panel painting by the van eyck brother that depicts

a series of biblical events

A triptych is an artwork that is comprised of three

Panels (apex)

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