14. The argument above depends on assuming that the self-portrait would
(A) include objects that are important to the artist
(B) not exaggerate the rank achieved by the artist
(C) be similar to portraits of others whom the artist had painted
(D) be verifiable only through the examination of objects in the painting
(E) not portray the artist engaged in the activity of painting
15. Which one of the following, if true, would most strengthen the author’s argument?
(A) Historians cannot determine whether the artist was ever knighted.
(B) The artist painted only one self-portrait in his entire life.
(C) Several gentlemen of the artist’s day wore heavy gold chains like the one in the painting.
(D) The gentleman in the painting resembles portraits of the artist painted by other artists.
(E) The artist was the only gentleman of his day who received a heavy gold chain from the Queen of England.
Which one of the following statements most accurately expresses the author’s main point?