The art critic’s response to the

Answer choices

1. A

   Too Strong: indistinguishable17% picked this

   The copy of Veronese’s painting that was made soon after the painter’s death is indistinguishable

   The critic is allowing for the possibility that the copyist may have made minor changes, so soon after Veronese's death.

   17%
2. B

   Too Strong0% picked this

   No painting should be restored before the painting is tested with

   Too Strong: none shall be until X Out of Scope: sophisticated equipment The critic doesn't bring up sophisticated equipment at all. And this is an incredibly broad, maximalist position, that NOT ONE painting shall be restored until we test it with very costly hi-fi gear.

   0%
3. C

   Correct53% picked this

   The proposed restoration will fail to restore Veronese’s painting to the appearance it had at the end

   Why this is right

   Wow, that's a clever answer. You have to hand it to them sometimes. It dodges the issue of who painted the red, and just reinforces the idea that it was red when Veronese died. Copyists won't make a major change like changing the main character's cloak color if it's right after an artist's death. (they'll copy it, as is) + This copy was made right after Veronese's death. + The cloak in this was red. = The version of Veronese's painting the world had when Veronese died was one with a red cloak.

   Skill tested: Most Supported · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   53%
4. D

   Out of Scope2% picked this

   The value of an artist’s work is not necessarily compromised when that work is tampered

   Out of Scope: value of the work This answer is loveably weak in strength, but we don't have any discussion about whether the value of the painting changed at all, from green to red cloak. Also, the critic doesn't even necessarily believe that anyone tampered with this, since she's pointing out that it was a red cloak during Veronese's lifetime.

   2%
5. E

   Out of Scope: original intent27% picked this

   Veronese did not originally intend the central figure’s cloak to

   This critic is suggesting that it's highly plausible Veronese started with a green cloak in this painting, but at some point after it had already left his workshop, he had a change of heart and added red. This would explain why copyists right after Veronese's death would make a version with the red cloak, not the green. If the red cloak were a tamperer's graffiti, the copyist would have just made the proper green of the original design. At any rate, no one is debating whether or not the original intent was green. We are only debating whether the ultimate intent was green, but it was vandalized into being red, or green but then later Veronese decided he wanted it red.

   27%