In the Roettgen Pietà from fourteenth-century Germany,the artist ________ the organic forms of the bodies of Mary and Jesus in order to express pain and suffering.
A) abstracted
B) contrasted
C) distorted
D) simplified
E) colored

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The question implies that the artist altered or manipulated the forms of the figures to convey their emotional states. "Abstracted" suggests a reduction or simplification of forms, which is not the case in this work. "Contrasted" and "colored" are not relevant to the question, as they do not relate to the forms of the figures. "Simplified" could be a possible answer, but it does not convey the sense of pain and suffering as strongly as "distorted," which suggests a deliberate alteration of the forms. Therefore, the best choice is C: distorted.

In the Roettgen Pietà from Fourteenth-Century Germany,the Artist ________ the Organic