LSAT 111 – Section 4 – Question 26

LSAT 111 - Section 4 - Question 26

October 2001

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PT111 S4 Q26
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
A
9%
159
B
82%
166
C
4%
157
D
2%
156
E
3%
160
142
151
161
 +Medium 144.86 +SubsectionEasier

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Zachary: The term “fresco” refers to paint that has been applied to wet plaster. Once dried, a fresco indelibly preserves the paint that a painter has applied in this way. Unfortunately, additions known to have been made by later painters have obscured the original fresco work done by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel. Therefore, in order to restore Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel paintings to the appearance that Michelangelo intended them to have, everything except the original fresco work must be stripped away.

Stephen: But it was extremely common for painters of Michelangelo’s era to add painted details to their own fresco work after the frescos had dried.

Summary

Zachary: Fresco refers to paint applied to wet plaster. Fresco will preserve the paint as applied by the painter. Later painters made additions to Michelangelo’s fresco in the Sistine Chapel. To restore the Sistine Chapel’s paintings to Michelangelo’s intentions, all but the original fresco must be removed.

Stephen: Painters around Michelangelo’s era commonly added paint to their own work after the original fresco had dried.

Strongly Supported Conclusions

Stripping away all of the additions to the original fresco may also strip away additions Michelangelo made to his own work. Removing all of these additions may make the work less in line with Michelangelo’s intentions.

A
It is impossible to distinguish the later painted additions made to Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel paintings from the original fresco work.

This is unsupported because the authors leave out information regarding the noticeable differences between Michelangelo’s work and additions made by later artists.

B
Stripping away everything except Michelangelo’s original fresco work from the Sistine Chapel paintings would be unlikely to restore them to the appearance Michelangelo intended them to have.

This is strongly supported because stripping away everything but the original fresco may result in some of Michelangelo’s own intended additions also being removed.

C
The painted details that painters of Michelangelo’s era added to their own fresco work were not an integral part of the completed paintings’ overall design.

This is unsupported because the stimulus avoids offering information on the components of a work’s design or the impact that additional details have on design.

D
None of the painters of Michelangelo’s era who made additions to the Sistine Chapel paintings was an important artist in his or her own right.

This is unsupported because the painters who made additions may themselves have been important artists. The stimulus does not specify who made additions to the Sistine Chapel paintings.

E
Michelangelo was rarely satisfied with the appearance of his finished works.

This is unsupported because we don’t know how often Michelangelo made additions to his entire body of works or whether or not those additions reflect dissatisfaction with the original work.

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