A family is outside in a forest by what looks like the opening to a cave. They are dressed in peasant clothing, very tattered and dull. The family is sitting around a fire that is cooking their food in a pot.

Question

A Peasant Family Cooking Over a Campfire
by Bartolomeo Pinelli

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

Question
The image pictured here is conveying what message to you as a viewer?
(1 point)
Responses

The family is close but may not have a great amount of money.
The family is close but may not have a great amount of money.

The family is wealthy.
The family is wealthy.

The family is not close and does not spend time together.
The family is not close and does not spend time together.

This is a community function and celebration.
This is a community function and celebration.
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Answer 1

The best interpretation of the image is:

The family is close but may not have a great amount of money.

This is indicated by their tattered clothing and the setting in which they are cooking over a campfire, suggesting a simple and possibly challenging lifestyle while still depicting a sense of togetherness.