1.  How does artwork reflect the times it was created?  Compare this portraitrom the past with a more contemporary one. Artwork reflects the time in which it was created because at different times in history, different even events took place and different trends were popular. Artwork may portray these things and depending on the time, whatever is painted is different. This portrait shows a man on a horse. This reflects it's time because back then everyone rode horses for transportation but not anymore. The clothing in this portrait and the more contemporary one are both different also.