In a paper for an art history class, a student claims that Rosa Bonheur’s 1855 painting The Horse Fair marks a significant change in Bonheur’s artistic development.
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mediumWhich quotation from an art history textbook would most effectively support the student’s claim?
A
“The paintings that Bonheur produced before The Horse Fair can be thought of as belonging to her earlier style, to which she never returned.”
B
“Of all Bonheur’s paintings, none so clearly represents her abilities and ideas as The Horse Fair.”
C
“The Horse Fair has been analyzed extensively since it was first exhibited, as no two viewers seem to agree about exactly what the painting means.”
D
“Although Bonheur was clearly influenced by other artists of her time, she was also an artist ahead of her time, as The Horse Fair demonstrates.”