This document provides guiding questions for analyzing the painting "Novella" by R.B. Kitaj and discusses the key elements it conveys. It prompts the viewer to examine details like objects, colors, lines, and facial expressions to understand the scene's mood, setting, and meaning. While questions remain unanswered, the painting seems to depict somber urban figures and convey a mood using techniques like color that highlight hardships, perhaps representing the people and conditions of the Great Depression era.