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Which statement best describes Byzantine icon paintings?
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They portray religious leaders in lifelike settings.
They portray religious leaders in lifelike settings.

They depict multiple figures that realistically recede in space.
They depict multiple figures that realistically recede in space.

They stress Christian symbolism over realistic portrayal.
They stress Christian symbolism over realistic portrayal.

They contain stylized figures based on Classical conventions.
They contain stylized figures based on Classical conventions.

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They stress Christian symbolism over realistic portrayal.

Byzantine icons emphasize spiritual meaning, stylized, frontal figures, and symbolic elements rather than naturalistic, classically modeled depiction.