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For centuries, commercial portrait painters have employed a
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23 Oct 2017, 08:11
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For centuries, commercial portrait painters have employed a bifurcated aesthetic: like other artists, they strive to represent the truth that gives their works life, but commerce dictates that they simultaneously employ subtle _________ that make the likeness more attractive than the sitter.
| Blank (i) |
| (A) palettes |
| (B) aesthetics |
| (C) artifacts |
| (D) artifices |
| (E) sentiments |
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Question: 43
Page: 56-57
Question: 43
Page: 56-57
Re: For centuries, commercial portrait painters have employed a
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02 Nov 2017, 19:35
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The pivot means the answer must be in contrast to the clue, “truth.” Trap answers palettes and aesthetics are related to painting, but don’t match the meaning of the blank.
Artifices.
The pivot means the answer must be in contrast to the clue, “truth.” Trap answers palettes and aesthetics are related to painting, but don’t match the meaning of the blank.
Artifices.
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26 Apr 2021, 09:11
26 Apr 2021, 09:11
why option e is wrong?
