In the picture on page [414 G.B.] notice how glad every one is that the Christ Child has come: Why do you think the artist made them look so happy?
Which of the Madonnas on pages [364 G.B.], [392 G.B.], [418 G.B.], [432 G.B.], [470 G.B.] do you like best, and why?
Find on page [42 G.B.] one of the most popular modern Madonnas. This is something like the Madonna on [450 G.B.]but it is not considered so good. What do you think is the difference between the two?
What does the Bible call the three men represented as looking at the baby in the Madonna picture on page [408 G.B.]?
What is unusual about the picture by Bouguereau on page [332 G.B.]?
Describe the picture by the same artist on page [426 G.B.].
In what way is the picture on page [332 G.B.] like the one by Murillo on page [450 G.B.]?
How is the picture on page [404 G.B.] like the Adoration of the Angels on page [426 G.B.]?
There are many pictures of the face of Jesus in "The Golden Book" that are worth studying and comparing. Turn, one after another, to the pictures on pages [74 G.B.], [104 G.B.], [288 G.B.], [308 G.B.]; look at each of the faces, and say which you like best, and why.
| Name a very great French artist who was a painter of landscapes. | [38 G.B.] |
| What sort of subject did Sir Joshua Reynolds choose for many of his paintings? In what country did he live? | [46 G.B.], [374 G.B.], [382 G.B.] |