Answer: C - The strong contrast between darkness and light that is coming from an unknown source is a quality that would clearly demonstrate a painting to be Baroque. The limited color palette and realistic human figures are qualities that were also common in Renaissance paintings. The placement of many human figures in a scene, most of whom are in movement, is a quality that was characteristic of Mannerist paintings. Baroque art generally showed the most critical moment in an event, which is why the dramatic use of light and dark was such an effective aspect of the style- it acted as a spotlight to indicate to the viewer, “This is the person at the center of story’s climax!”
