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In eighteenth-century Europe, religious art remained, as a branch of history painting, theoretically unchallenged at the head of the hierarchy of painting. Below came portraiture, genre painting, landscape, and still life. But this ranking must be seen against the background of an explosion in the art market with the beginning of public exhibitions, technological developments permitting the mass production of prints, and the spread of wealth among the middle classes in western Europe. It was the minor fields that experienced the real expansion. Partly because of the new interest in human psychology, portraiture flourished on an unprecedented scale, and the scale of patronage was expanded by the desire of the rich in the middle ranks of society to have their status confirmed by art.

The passage implies which of the following about eighteenth-century European portraiture?

AIt was often shunned by the upper ranks of society because of its association with the middle classes.
BIt was sometimes employed to reinforce the social status of certain patrons.
CIt offered the middle classes their first opportunity to play an active role in shaping aesthetic standards.
DIt was easier to obtain patronage for this field of painting than for religious art.
EIt was generally less expensive to purchase than was religious art.

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