Of the Baroque Qualities Below, Which Is Most Clearly Illustrated

question 30

Multiple Choice

Of the baroque qualities below, which is most clearly illustrated in Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa, centerpiece of the Cornaro Chapel?

• A) fascination with modern science and mathematics
• B) interest in religious emotion and human psychology
• C) neoclassical preference for order and balance
• D) dynamism created by conflicting lines

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