Referring to the chapter feature, "The Global Record: Gentile Bellini Travels to Meet the Turkish Sultan, " how did the Muslim Turks, and especially Mehmed II, react to Gentile?
A) The portrait of Emperor Mehmed II by Gentile was the result of an unusual meeting between painter and Islamic leaders of the time.
B) Islam does not allow pictorial representations, but Italian paintings and their artists amazed the Turks.
C) Turks could not believe that any mortal man could present so much divinity in a piece of art.
D) Because the Emperor considered himself a miracle, he forbade any portrait of himself.
E) Not being able to actually pay Bellini for painting a portrait of the Emperor Mehmed II, Bellini was overwhelmed with impressive gifts.
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