Catalonia PAU History Of Art Practice Questions - Catalonia PAU History Of Art Examination (Història De L'Art 2n De Batxillerat 2026) Exam

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Architects Iktinos and Kallikrates incorporated several optical refinements into the Parthenon in Athens to counteract human visual distortion. Which feature represents one of these precise optical adjustments?

Making the corner columns thinner to allow maximum light into the cella Creating a slight convex swelling (entasis) in the column shafts and curving horizontal lines upward toward the center Constructing all vertical columns perfectly parallel with zero inward inclination to maximize geometric rigidity Carving sunken bas-relief metopes that curve inward to project artificial shadows across the frieze

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Creating a slight convex swelling (entasis) in the column shafts and curving horizontal lines upward toward the center

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