which of these statements would a renaissance painter most likely accept?

a. the purpose of painting is to reproduce nature as closely as
possible.

b. in order to be effective, a painting must disturb its viewer.

c. good paintings have one thing in common: they all stimulate
strong emotional responses.

d. a painting must distinguish itself from other art forms by seeking
to convey what cannot actually be seen by the human eye.

the answer is A

Explanation:

photography had emerged as an elite art pursued by a few creative individuals for a few wealthy patrons. but now, said bauldelaire, it was succumbing to "the great industrial madness of our times." it was becoming a mass production industry that catered to middle-class tastes, including a taste for gadgetry. the stereoscope, the first 3d imaging system, had turned looking at photographs into parlor entertainment. a "thousand hungry eyes were bending over the peepholes of the stereoscope as though they were the attic-windows of the infinite.