-What was photographer Jacob Riis's intent in juxtaposing his photograph "In the Home of an Italian Ragpicker, Jersey Street" with Sandro Boticelli's Renaissance painting Madonna and Child?
A) He wanted to associate 1890s Italian immigrants with the values of the Italian Renaissance.
B) He wanted to focus on the Catholic beliefs of Italian immigrants.
C) He wanted to show that immigrants had the same maternal instincts as others.
D) He wanted to connect the plight of immigrants to religious imagery in order to gain sympathy for them.

Question

-What was photographer Jacob Riis's intent in juxtaposing his photograph "In the Home of an Italian Ragpicker, Jersey Street" with Sandro Boticelli's Renaissance painting Madonna and Child?
A) He wanted to associate 1890s Italian immigrants with the values of the Italian Renaissance. 
B) He wanted to focus on the Catholic beliefs of Italian immigrants. 
C) He wanted to show that immigrants had the same maternal instincts as others. 
D) He wanted to connect the plight of immigrants to religious imagery in order to gain sympathy for them.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Jacob Riis used religious imagery to evoke sympathy and highlight the struggles of immigrants, drawing a parallel between their plight and revered religious figures.

-What Was Photographer Jacob Riis's Intent in Juxtaposing His Photograph