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Which was an effect of the Reformation on the arts?
Most Protestant churches banned music from worship services.
Protestant religious art focused on accurate portrayals of Bible narratives.
Catholic imagery was preserved and adopted by Protestant churches.
Artists living in Protestant areas made their work more religious in theme.
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Protestant religious art focused on accurate portrayals of Bible narratives.
Explanation: The Reformation emphasized scripture and intelligibility, so where religious art survived in Protestant areas it tended to be plain, didactic, and focused on biblical scenes rather than saints, Catholic symbolism, or lavish decoration. (By contrast, many Protestant churches encouraged congregational singing rather than banning music, some regions experienced iconoclasm against Catholic imagery, and in many Protestant areas artists shifted toward secular subjects like portraits, landscapes, and genre scenes.)
Explanation: The Reformation emphasized scripture and intelligibility, so where religious art survived in Protestant areas it tended to be plain, didactic, and focused on biblical scenes rather than saints, Catholic symbolism, or lavish decoration. (By contrast, many Protestant churches encouraged congregational singing rather than banning music, some regions experienced iconoclasm against Catholic imagery, and in many Protestant areas artists shifted toward secular subjects like portraits, landscapes, and genre scenes.)
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