Close analysis of the painting Girl with a Flute, long attributed to the
seventeenth-century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, has revealed subtle
deviations from the artist's signature techniques. These variations suggest
that the work may be that of a student under Vermeer's tutelage-
potentially__________ our understanding of Vermeer as a solitary artist.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or
phrase?
Choose 1 answer:
negating
entrenching
substantiating
Prefiguring