LSAT 106 – Section 2 – Question 10

LSAT 106 - Section 2 - Question 10

June 1999

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
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PT106 S2 Q10
+LR
+Exp
Most strongly supported +MSS
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
14%
160
B
1%
148
C
57%
167
D
1%
157
E
27%
162
150
161
173
 +Hardest 147.566 +SubsectionMedium

Curator: The decision to restore the cloak of the central figure in Veronese’s painting from its present red to the green found underneath is fully justified. Reliable x-ray and chemical tests show that the red pigment was applied after the painting had been completed, and that the red paint was not mixed in Veronese’s workshop. Hence it appears likely that an artist other than Veronese tampered with Veronese’s painting after its completion.

Art critic: But in a copy of Veronese’s painting made shortly after Veronese died, the cloak is red. It is highly unlikely that a copyist would have made so major a change so soon after Veronese’s death.

Summary

When responding to the claim that an artist other than Veronese tampered with Veronese’s painting after its completion, the art critic offers evidence that the cloak of the central figure was actually red in a copy made shortly after Veronese’s death. Furthermore, it’s highly unlikely that this change was made so soon after Veronese’s death.

Strongly Supported Conclusions

The restoration of Veronese’s painting will fail to restore it to the appearance it had before Veronese’s death.

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

This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus whether the copied version is indistinguishable from the original. We only know about the change in the cloak color.

B
No painting should be restored before the painting is tested with technologically sophisticated equipment.

This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus whether the art critic believes testing the painting is necessary in order for the painting to be restored.

C
The proposed restoration will fail to restore Veronese’s painting to the appearance it had at the end of the artist’s lifetime.

This answer is strongly supported. The art critic claims that it is unlikely for the a copyist to change the cloak color so soon after Veronese’s death and that the cloak the copyist replicated was likely red to begin with.

D
The value of an artist’s work is not necessarily compromised when that work is tampered with by later artists.

This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus how valuable Veronese’s artwork is.

E
Veronese did not originally intend the central figure’s cloak to be green.

This answer is unsupported. We don’t know anything about Veronese’s intentions from the stimulus. The stimulus discusses the cloak color on a factual basis, what color it is versus isn’t.

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