Question

From fourteenth-century germany, the artist ________ the organic forms of the bodies of mary and jesus in order to express pain and suffering.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: distorted

In the Roettgen Pietà from fourteenth-century Germany, the artist distorted the organic forms of the bodies of Mary and Jesus in order to express pain and suffering. The shrunken, twisted body of Jesus and the oversized, anguished head of Mary were distorted for expressive effect.