Other Than Being an Interesting Work of Art,what Is the Function

question 29

Multiple Choice

Other than being an interesting work of art,what is the function of the painting Portuguese Synagogue,Amsterdam by Emanuel de Witte?

• A)It provides a metaphor for eternal judgment.
• B)It records seventeenth-century building practices.
• C)It documents religious tolerance.
• D)It shows the strength of the painters' guild.

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Definitions:

Fractures

Breaks in rock formations, which can occur due to stress such as tension, compression, or shearing forces.

Beddings

Layers of sedimentary rock that indicate the accumulation of sediment over time, each with distinctive properties.

Strait of Gibraltar

A narrow passage of water connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Spain in the north and Morocco in the south.

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean in the world, separating the continents of North America and Europe to the west from Africa and Europe to the east.