How Did the Protestant Reformation Begin to Affect Painting and Sculpture

question 7

Multiple Choice

How did the Protestant Reformation begin to affect painting and sculpture in the 1520s?

• A)Protestants now began to build elaborately decorated churches.
• B)Zealous Protestants destroyed some works of art.
• C)The fresco became the dominant expression of Protestant creativity.
• D)Religious art was commissioned for Protestant homes.

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