Question

In the Roettgen Pietà from fourteenth-century Germany, the shrunken, twisted body of Jesus and the oversized, anguished head of Mary are accentuated for expressive effect. This distortion of the human body, ________ form that we can all understand, makes the viewer feel uneasy and impresses on us the suffering of mother and son.

a. abstracted
b. contrasted
c. distorted
d. simplified
e. colored

Answer 1

A) that's abstract art.

Abstract is something that isn't real and not something you would see in reality. Obviously it's common rare to see anyone in reality with twisted bodies. Lol