Which statement best describes portals in romanesque cathedrals?
a) the sculpture figures have accurate scale and proportion.
b) the highly realistic figures are based on roman conventions.
c) they are carved in high relief, but have an overall flattened appearance.
d) stories in them teach people about important roman myths.

B) the highly realistic figures are based on Roman conventions.

Explanation:

    The structure of Romanesque churches is more complex than that of paleocristans. Being closer to the Roman architecture in its aspect, it presents naves with stone vaults instead of wooden beams.

    The Romanesque church is preceded by an atrium flanked by porticoes that connects to the church through a narthex (something like an atrium).

   The scheme of the interior elevation of the Romanesque churches is made through the elements: column, beam of pillars, cannon vaults, tribune.

  Romanesque sculptures were produced to adorn the sacred sites.

   Therefore, the great theme revolved around religiosity, since in that period theocentrism (God as the center of the world) was a strong characteristic.

    They were unnatural sculptures and usually represented by figures carved on the walls of the churches. Some reliefs also adorned the facades.

    In the last phase of Romanesque art it is possible to find a more realistic style in the sculptures.

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