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【单选题】In eighteenth-century colonialAmerica, flowers and fruit were typically the province of the　　botanical artist interested in scientific illustration rather than being the subjects of fine art.　　Early in the nineteenth century, however, the Peale family of Philadelphia established the still　　life, a pictureconsisting mainly of inanimate(5) objects, as a valuable part of the artist’s repertoire. The fruit paintings by James and Sarah Miriam　　Peale are simple arrangements of a few objects, handsomely colored, small in size, and representing little　　more than what they are. In contrast were the highly symbolic, complex compositions byCharlesBird　　King, with their biting satire and critical social commentary.Each of these strains comminuted into and(10)well past mid-century. John F. Francis (1808-86) was a part of the Pennsylvania still-life tradition　　that arose, at least in part, from the work of the Peales. Most of his still lifes date from around 1850 to　　1875. Luncheon Still Life looks like one of the Peales’ pieces on a larger scale, kits greater complexity　　resulting from the number of objects. It is also(15)indebted to the luncheon type of still life found in seventeenth-centuryDutch painting. The opened　　bottles of wine and the glasses of wine partially consumed suggest a number of unseen guests. The　　appeal of the fruit and nuts to our sense of taste is heightened by the juicy orange, which has already　　been slice
D、The arrangement is additive, that is, made up of many different parts, not always(20)compositionally integrated, with all objects of essentially equal importance.About 1848, Severin　　Roesen came to the United States from Germany and settled in New YorkCity, where he began to　　paint large, lush still lifes of flowers, fruit, or both, often measuring over four feet across. Still Life　　with Fruit andChampagne is typical in its brilliance of color, meticulous rendering of detail,(25)compact composition, and unabashed abundance. Rich in symbolic overtones, the beautifully　　painted objects carry additional meanings ...... butterflies or fallen buds suggest the impermanence of　　life, a bird’s nest with eggs means fertility, and so on.Above all, Roesen’s art expresses the abundance　　thatAmerica symbolized to many of its citizens.The word "biting" in line 8 is closest in meaning to
A、simple

B、sorrowful
C．frequent

D、sharp

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