Question ID:PT57 S3 Q13 Passage:Art historian:  More than any other genre of representational painting, still-life painting lends itself naturally to art whose goal is the artist's self-expression, rather than merely the reflection of a preexisting external reality. This is because in still-life painting, the artist invariably chooses, modifies, and arranges the objects to be painted. Thus, the artist has considerably more control over the composition and subject of a still-life painting than over those of a landscape painting or portrait, for example. Stem:Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the art historian's statements? Correct Answer Choice:DChoice A:Landscape painting and portraiture are the artistic genres that lend themselves most naturally to the mere reflection of a preexisting external reality. Choice B:The only way in which artists control the composition and subject of a painting is by choosing, modifying, and arranging the objects to be represented in that painting. Choice C:Nonrepresentational painting does not lend itself as naturally as still-life painting does to the goal of the artist's self-expression. Choice D:In genres of representational painting other than still-life painting, the artist does not always choose, modify, and arrange the objects to be painted. Choice E:When painting a portrait, artists rarely attempt to express themselves through the choice, modification, or arrangement of the background elements against which the subject of the portrait is painted.