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
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.
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.
The purpose was to record historic events, and the message was life in the time of war.