To refute something means to prove that something is not true, wrong, incorrect. So the answer would be none of those... I would choose B, it's close in meaning.
But id the questions ask what is the antonym, then the answer would be A.<span /><span />
In Pieter Brueghel's painting <em>Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, </em>Icarus' drowning takes place close to the shore.
<u><em>Landscape with the Fall of Icarus</em></u><u> is a painting in oil on canvas</u>. It was painted by the Dutch painter Pieter Brueghel in the 1550s and it is part of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting. A poem also called "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus# was written by William Carlos Williams in response to this painting. <u>This work of art presents Icarus, the son of the creator of the Labyrinth in Greek mythology, drowning near to the shore, while everyone else in the painting keeps focused on their jobs. </u>
Keeping up appearances in society i believe is the answer though im not entirely sure
Though it could be power of wealth but then again in the excerpt he said for those who want to be wealthy so the answer would have to be Keeping up appearances in society.
due to him saying for those who want to be rich and he thought that his was exceptional even though it looked like all the others which means he kept his appearance in society to get praises from his family which means the house is nice.
Hope this helps enough to get brainly o -o
Since our method of communication wasn't very reliable, I couldn't get enough details. So if you see any mistakes, I apologize. I've tried to fit the criteria you've described, and I hope it works for you.