Which of the following statements about Chinese landscape painting is most accurate?
a. Song subsidies to foreign painters resulted in the production of magnificent landscapes.
b. Members of the ruling political elite in China produced many of the paintings in the Song era.
c. Paintings never conveyed moral messages or used symbolism.
d. Landscape painting was virtually unknown until after the Mongol invasions.
e. As in the West, landscape painting was the special skill of the military elite.
Answer: B