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What effect did the Black Plague have on art?
a.
There were no artists left alive.
b.
Artists portrayed images of death.
c.
Artists portrayed images of heaven.
d.
Both B and C are correct.

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d. Both B and C are correct.

The Black Death prompted widespread imagery of death (memento mori, danse macabre, plague saints, hellish scenes) and increased religious art focusing on salvation and heaven as people sought comfort and meaning.