Men and masked women mingle in a ballroom.
Masked Ball at the Opera
by Edouard Manet
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
Three girls in dresses hold hands and dance in a field.
Breton Girls Dancing, Pont-Aven
by Paul Gauguin
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
Question
What type of celebration do the colors in Manet’s painting suggest, in contrast to Gauguin’s?
(1 point)
Responses
extreme confusion versus boisterous excitement
extreme confusion versus boisterous excitement
mysterious excitement versus dizzy excitement
mysterious excitement versus dizzy excitement
over-the-top excitement versus happy peacefulness
over-the-top excitement versus happy peacefulness
organized celebration versus disorderly celebration