Negative space in a work of art is a) always abstract. b) a way to imply mass. c) the shapes in the background. d) the area of a work of art that we focus on

the shapes in the background

Explanation:

the positive space in a work of art is the main subject/ what we focus on, therefore the negative space would be everything around it.

classical and renaissance ideals. he mainly focused in historical paintings, so you could also say that he drew his artistic inspiration from the bible, since he depicted and painted many scenes from it.