What Element of Leonardo Da Vinci's the Virgin of the Rocks

question 33

Multiple Choice

What element of Leonardo da Vinci's The Virgin of the Rocks best embodies the principles of art in the High Renaissance?

• A) the references to Classical subject matter
• B) the balanced pyramidal grouping of figures
• C) the somber mood created through darkened tones
• D) the unusual landscape of the background

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Definitions:

Marchantia

A genus of liverworts, simple non-vascular plants found in damp habitats, known for its flat, green, branching thallus.

Xylem

Vascular tissue that transports water and mineral solutes upward through the plant body; it contains vessel elements and tracheids.

Phloem

The vascular tissue in plants responsible for the transport of sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.

Vascular Tissue

Transport tissue in plants, consisting of xylem and phloem.