LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

1.Burn-Jones believed that a painting

• Ought to be true to nature.

• Must have a clear moral point

• Should play an instructive role in a modern industrial society

• Need not have any practical value

2. It appears that the story of the Kind and the Beggar Maid was

• A well known Victorian tale

• Popularized by a poet

• Brought to the artist’s attention by his wife

• Taken up by novelists at a later stage

3. According to the student, how did the painter approach the work?

• He wanted to portray the beggar very realistically.

• He copied parts of the painting from an Italian masterpiece.

• He had certain items in the painting made for him.

• He wanted to decorate the clothing with jewels.

4. The student thinks that in some way the painting depicts

• An uncharacteristically personal message

• The great sadness of the artist.

• The artist’s inability to return the girl’s love.

• The fulfilment of the artist’s hopes and dreams

5. What was people’s reaction to the painting?

• They recognized Frances Graham as the model for the Beggar Maid.

• They realized how personal the painting was for the artist.

• They interpreted the painting without difficulty

• They did not approve of the subject matter of the painting.