Answer
In the Ascension illustration of the Rabbula Gospels,Virgin Mary symbolized the Christian Community.
Explanation
Ascension is the act of something rising or going up. This day is counted six weeks after Easter Sunday. In the ascension of Christ to Heaven, He is surrounded by four angels and below are apostles and Virgin Mary. Virgin Mary here has the status of the bearer of God and the mother of Christ. She symbolizes the whole Christian community on earth.
Answer:
A. The altarpiece incorporates the medieval belief that art should communicate a religious idea.
Explanation:
Chruch and religion had dominance over all the aspects of life during medieval times. Many people were uneducated and illiterate and only education and art were in the domain of the church. Therefore<u>, the art was supposed to be mostly religious and depict the scenes from the Bible and the life of Jesus. </u>
The altarpiece depicts religious themes, most notably the image of crucifixion in the middle. The scene of spiritual presence, suffering, Christ’s temptations, and passionate parts of the Bible were commonly depicted during the Middle ages, so the huge and detailed, almost grotesque, altarpiece is the perfect example of the art that follows those traditions.
Answer: D.C. (da capo)
Explanation: The symbol: Used to mark specific points to skip ahead to in sheet music. D.C. (da capo): Italian for “from the head,” or “from the beginning.” D.C. al Fine: Go back to the beginning and play to the end of the piece, which is notated by the word “fine.”
