Look at Caravaggio's Calling of St. Matthew. What is NOT true about the usage of the elements and principles in this painting?

Question

Look at Caravaggio's Calling of St. Matthew.  

What is NOT true about the usage of the elements and principles in this painting?

A. The composition is symmetrically balanced.

B. The color red is repeated horizontally across to create compositional unity.

C. There is an implied line between the hand gesture on the right and the faces of the

figures on the left.

D. Value is an important element in this painting through the use of tenebrism.

E. The illusion of space is created through overlapping.

Answer 1

This seems to be a question best answered through the process of elimination.

A. Not the most symmetrical composition. Notice the off centered window and the amount of bodies on the lower left side of the composition compared to the right.

B. This appears to be true.

C. This appears to be true.

D. This is definitely true.

E. This seems to be true.