Author Question: John Singer Sargent's portrait of The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit presents a) a mysterious ... (Read 40 times)

xclash · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

John Singer Sargent's portrait of The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit presents

a) a mysterious parable about female development.
b) the depiction of a close and affectionate family.
c) a comparison between childhood and old age.
d) the joy of young womanhood.

Question 2

A convincing case for the depiction of Eve's pregnancy in Jan van Eyck's The Ghent Altarpiece is bolstered by the symbolic contrast between

a) her figure and a shriveled piece of fruit.
b) her nudity and the clothed male figures above her.
c) the lighter tone of her body versus the surrounding darkness.
d) the rounded arch above Eve's head and her rounded form.