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a. The family is close but may not have a great amount of money.
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c. The purpose was to create aesthetically pleasing art that conveys a message of daily life events.
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d. a clear and sunny day
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d. creating the illusion and message of a ghostly presence in the woman's life.
Art Quick Check. 1 correct answer per question.
1. 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.
A Peasant Family Cooking Over a Campfire
by Bartolomeo Pinelli
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
The image pictured here is conveying what message to you as a viewer?
a. The family is close but may not have a great amount of money.
b. The family is wealthy.
c. The family is not close and does not spend time together.
d. This is a community function and celebration.
2. A group of well dressed people gather around a fountain. Some are sitting on the ground, playing instruments, while others are standing and dancing in the open area.
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
The images pictured here were created for similar purposes but convey different messages. Which of the following best describes the purpose and message?
a. The purpose was to record an important historical event, and both are telling a story of wealthy people.
b. The purpose was to create a utilitarian product, and the message was to advertise the product.
c. The purpose was to create aesthetically pleasing art that conveys a message of daily life events.
d. The purpose was to record historic events, and the message was life in the time of war.
3. White fluffy clouds fill the sky.
Study of Clouds with a Sunset near Rome
by Simon Alexandre Clement Denis
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open
Content Program
The image pictured here is primarily portraying what type of scene?
a. the middle of a lightning storm
b. clouds gathering before a storm
c. a windy snowstorm
d. a clear and sunny day
4. An old photograph shows a woman in a black dress sitting in a chair. Next to her is a young girl, dressed in white, her image was almost completely see through.
Mrs. Tinkman
by William H. Mumier
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's
Open Content Program
The art of photography created many new options for artists to create images and messages. This image is successful in
a. portraying the message of the importance of a large family.
b. showing the woman having a conversation with the child standing next to her.
c. portraying a tranquil family scene.
d. creating the illusion and message of a ghostly presence in the woman's life.
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