In rembrandt's anatomy lesson of dr. tulp, he has clustered the participants on the left side and has placed dr. tulp on the right side with the diagonally placed foreshortened corpse disrupting the strict horizontal, planar orientation. this is in sharp contrast to which of the following traditions of group portraiture?
a. the subjects were placed evenly across the canvas.
b. group portraits of professional organizations were never portrayed.
c. only five subjects were allowed per group portrait portrayals
d. only guilds were allowed as subjects for group portraits

The correct option is A

Explanation:

The fact that the subjects were placed evenly across the canvas sharply contrast the traditions of group portraiture. All other options are not appropriate when we put the context on rembrandt's anatomy lesson of Dr. Tulp.

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

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passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.