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.
9 answers
The correct response is: The family is close but may not have a great amount of money.
Dance Before a Fountain
by Nicolas Lancret
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open
Content Program
A painting shows a woman dressed plainly with an apron using an old fashioned iron to iron shirts.
Woman Ironing
by Edgar Degas
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
Question
The images pictured here were created for similar purposes but convey different messages. Which of the following best describes the purpose and message?
(1 point)
Responses
The purpose was to record an important historical event, and both are telling a story of wealthy people.
The purpose was to record an important historical event, and both are telling a story of wealthy people.
The purpose was to create a utilitarian product, and the message was to advertise the product.
The purpose was to create a utilitarian product, and the message was to advertise the product.
The purpose was to create aesthetically pleasing art that conveys a message of daily life events.
The purpose was to create aesthetically pleasing art that conveys a message of daily life events.
The purpose was to record historic events, and the message was life in the time of war.
by Nicolas Lancret
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open
Content Program
A painting shows a woman dressed plainly with an apron using an old fashioned iron to iron shirts.
Woman Ironing
by Edgar Degas
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
Question
The images pictured here were created for similar purposes but convey different messages. Which of the following best describes the purpose and message?
(1 point)
Responses
The purpose was to record an important historical event, and both are telling a story of wealthy people.
The purpose was to record an important historical event, and both are telling a story of wealthy people.
The purpose was to create a utilitarian product, and the message was to advertise the product.
The purpose was to create a utilitarian product, and the message was to advertise the product.
The purpose was to create aesthetically pleasing art that conveys a message of daily life events.
The purpose was to create aesthetically pleasing art that conveys a message of daily life events.
The purpose was to record historic events, and the message was life in the time of war.
The correct response is: The purpose was to create aesthetically pleasing art that conveys a message of daily life events.
Commodore Thomas Macdonough
by Gilbert Stuart
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
Question
In Gilbert Stuart's painting, he successfully captured
(1 point)
Responses
a casual image of a soldier.
a casual image of a soldier.
a formal image of a soldier.
a formal image of a soldier.
a war scene.
a war scene.
a casual family image.
by Gilbert Stuart
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
Question
In Gilbert Stuart's painting, he successfully captured
(1 point)
Responses
a casual image of a soldier.
a casual image of a soldier.
a formal image of a soldier.
a formal image of a soldier.
a war scene.
a war scene.
a casual family image.
The correct response is: a formal image of a soldier.
Study of Cloudswith a Sunset near Rome
by Simon Alexandre Clement Denis
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open
Content Program
Question
The image pictured here is primarily portraying what type of scene?
(1 point)
Responses
the middle of a lightning storm
the middle of a lightning storm
clouds gathering before a storm
clouds gathering before a storm
a windy snowstorm
a windy snowstorm
a clear and sunny day
a clear and sunny day
by Simon Alexandre Clement Denis
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open
Content Program
Question
The image pictured here is primarily portraying what type of scene?
(1 point)
Responses
the middle of a lightning storm
the middle of a lightning storm
clouds gathering before a storm
clouds gathering before a storm
a windy snowstorm
a windy snowstorm
a clear and sunny day
a clear and sunny day
The correct response is: clouds gathering before a storm.
Mrs. Tinkman
by William H. Mumier
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's
Open Content Program
Question
The art of photography created many new options for artists to create images and messages. This image is successful in
(1 point)
Responses
portraying the message of the importance of a large family.
portraying the message of the importance of a large family.
showing the woman having a conversation with the child standing next to her.
showing the woman having a conversation with the child standing next to her.
portraying a tranquil family scene.
portraying a tranquil family scene.
creating the illusion and message of a ghostly presence in the woman's life.
creating the illusion and message of a ghostly presence in the woman's life.
by William H. Mumier
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's
Open Content Program
Question
The art of photography created many new options for artists to create images and messages. This image is successful in
(1 point)
Responses
portraying the message of the importance of a large family.
portraying the message of the importance of a large family.
showing the woman having a conversation with the child standing next to her.
showing the woman having a conversation with the child standing next to her.
portraying a tranquil family scene.
portraying a tranquil family scene.
creating the illusion and message of a ghostly presence in the woman's life.
creating the illusion and message of a ghostly presence in the woman's life.
The correct response is: portraying a tranquil family scene.