The Emporer, at the apex of court power and center of its

The Emporer, at the apex of court power and center of its ritual, was the greatest patron of the arts, was the cynosure of this culture, standing— or, more usually, sitting—at the center of a system of artistic practice, intending to represent his or her sacred omnipotence and monopoly of power.

(A) apex of court power and center of its ritual, was the greatest patron of the arts, was the cynosure of this culture, standing—or, more usually, sitting—at the center of a system of artistic practice, intending
(B) apex of court power and center of his or her ritual, the greatestpatron of the arts, and was the cynosure of this culture, standing—or, more usually, sitting—at the center of a system of artistic practice intending
(C) apex of court power and center of its ritual, and the greatest patron of the arts, was the cynosure of this culture, standing—or, more usually, sitting—at the center of a system of artistic practice intended
(D) apex of court power and center of his or her ritual, and the greatest patron of the arts, being the cynosure of this culture, standing—or, more usually, sitting—at the center of a system of artistic practice intending
(E) apex of court power and center of its ritual, and the greatest patron of the arts, was the cynosure of this culture, which is standing—or, more usually, sitting—at the center of a system of artistic practice intended