During the 2018 restoration of the Prague Astronomical Clock, conservators replaced the replica of the nineteenth-century calendar dial with a new version. The original paintings by Josef Mánes celebrate Bohemian agricultural life. [2] The new replica, however, featured thick, harsh outlines and stylized features that critics argued belonged in a mid-century comic book rather than on a medieval monument.
The writer wants to add a sentence at Point [2] that establishes a clear stylistic contrast between Mánes's original paintings and the newly installed replica. Which choice best accomplishes this goal?
- These original pieces utilized a delicate, academic realism to personify the months of the year as peasants engaged in seasonal labor.Cevap
- BThe original paintings are now safely housed in the Prague City Museum to protect them from environmental wear.
- CMánes completed these twelve medallions in 1865, and they remain among his most famous works of public art.
- DThe original designs relied on subtle shading, the new version replaces this with flat color fields.
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The correct option is the one stating that the original pieces utilized a delicate, academic realism to personify the months of the year as peasants engaged in seasonal labor.
The correct choice is the option that describes the original pieces utilizing a delicate, academic realism. This sentence is grammatically correct and successfully establishes a contrast between the traditional style ('delicate, academic realism') and the modern style described in the following sentence ('thick, harsh outlines').
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