What Detail in Ghirlandaio's Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds

question 35

Multiple Choice

What detail in Ghirlandaio's Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds does NOT derive from his careful observation of the Portinari Altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes.

• A) the symbolic use of certain flowers
• B) the Christ child placed on the ground
• C) the rugged depiction of the shepherds
• D) the explicit references to Classical Rome

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