Question

3. Photographs in which live people posed with deceased family members were once popular.

Answer 1

Answer:

True

Explanation:

True - this is the correct answer. So-called post-mortem photography was popular in Victorian times and society. This was because most of the families did not have enough money to make casual everyday photos with family. Therefore, if someone died unexpectedly, the family would pose with their body as if they were alive. They would place the body, hold it with different techniques, often making it look as alive as possible. Other times, the deceased would be placed to look as if they are asleep. Victorian society has various complicated rituals concerning death and dying, and mortality wasn’t a taboo topic, therefore, this was not seen as weird or morbid at the time.

False – this is the wrong answer. We have photo evidence that people posted with deceased loved ones for photography, mostly during the Victorian period.