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What is a Renaissance characteristic that is exhibited in Michelangelo’s Pietà?

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It reveals the unemotional stance that Renaissance artists took toward religious subjects.

It reveals the unemotional stance that Renaissance artists took toward religious subjects.

It organizes the figures by using the pyramid configuration for a sense of harmony and stability.

It organizes the figures by using the pyramid configuration for a sense of harmony and stability.

It shows the influence of ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian sculpture.

It shows the influence of ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian sculpture.

It depicts the figures with lifelike accuracy, regardless of how unflattering their features may be.

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It organizes the figures by using the pyramid configuration for a sense of harmony and stability.

Explanation: Michelangelo arranges Mary and Christ in a triangular/pyramidal composition, a hallmark of Renaissance balance and harmony. The work also shows classical influence and idealized naturalism (not the unemotional stance or Egyptian/Mesopotamian influence).