Art World Figures Trivia

1. In which city was Frans Hals born?

From Quiz Brushing Up on Frans Hals: Art & Life Quiz

Answer: Antwerp

Frans Hals was born in Antwerp. His parents fled the city during the Fall of Antwerp and moved to Haarlem, a picturesque city in the Netherlands that would become integral to his life and artistry. Haarlem's rich cultural heritage and artistic community played a significant role in shaping Hals as a painter. Born around 1582, he would later become one of the most celebrated artists of the Dutch Golden Age, with his hometown serving as the backdrop for many of his remarkable works.

From Quiz Another Collage of Painters

Answer: Pointillism

Pointillist painting is made up of tiny dots of colour which look rather strange from close up, but from a distance the eye joins them and there is a shimmering effect. George Seurat and Paul Signac broke away from the impressionists and developed this technique in 1886. The name pointillism was first used by a critic in mockery of the style, but it is used today without any thought of irony.

From Quiz A Collage of Painters

Answer: Theo

Theo was Vincent's youngest brother and Vincent corresponded with Theo until the end of his life. Theo, though not a rich man himself, was always generous with both emotional and financial support.

From Quiz Want to Model?

Answer: La Gioconda

Monna (a shortened form of Madonna, "my lady") Lisa Gherardini, wife of Florentine silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo, has been confirmed as the subject of the portrait, probably commissioned by her husband to celebrate the birth of their second son. "Gioconda" (feminine form of the adjective "giocondo") means "happy", "joyful". Leonardo started work on the painting when he was still living in Florence, and took it with him when he moved to France in 1516. "Gioiosa" would be a synonym of "gioconda", while "Gironda" is the Italian form of Gironde, the estuary of the Dordogne and Garonne in southwestern France, and "Giovanna" is the Italian form of the English name Joan.

From Quiz Sketches of Spain

Answer: Joaquin Sorolla

Joaquin Sorolla was born in Valencia, Spain in 1863. He attended his first art school from 1878 to 1881, where he was formally trained as an artist and developed his incredibly talented drawing skills. From the early stages of his development he loved painting outdoors, which later reflected in his art work. Sorolla's most typical paintings are characterized by his incredible ability to illustrate the effects of sunlight on people and landscapes. His passion was to paint typical beach scenes from his beloved Valencia. Although Sorolla's work is represented in museums all over the world, and many famous private collectors own his works, he is still not widely known outside Spain.

From Quiz Pictures of People Taking Pictures

Answer: Snowdon

The corgis belong to Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, who first kept the Welsh dogs as a teenager. Her sister, Princess Margaret, was married to Anthony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon from 1960 until their divorce in 1978. The Earldom was created for him upon his marriage and is named for the highest peak in Wales, Armstrong-Jones ancestral home. Professionally, Armstrong-Jones is simply known as Snowdon. His career has seen him work in fashion photography and photo-journalism but he is most noted for his portraiture, not least of members of the royal family.

From Quiz Famous American Painters

Answer: New York

Anna Mary Robertson Moses (a.k.a. "Grandma" Moses), started painting in her later years when arthritis made it too difficult for her to sew, embroider and knit. She painted mainly scenes of country life and before her fame, would charge $2 to $3 for one. It is alleged that the famous popular composer Cole Porter saw her paintings while vacationing in upstate, bought several, and gave them away as Christmas cards to his friends that year. Mrs. Moses lived her entire life in east-central New York.

From Quiz Copycat

Answer: Irving was later involved in a hoax autobiography of Howard Hughes

In 1970, Clifford Irving contacted a publisher claiming that, based on Irving's 1969 biography of Elmyr de Hory, Howard Hughes had agreed to interviews that would lead to an authorized autobiography of the famous recluse. He produced forged letters agreeing to the arrangement, and wangled an advance of $750,000. The hoax was eventually exposed; Irving spent 17 months in prison for the fraud. Given that both the author and the subject of the book "Fake!" are known for their prowess in deception, its information must be taken with a large grain of salt. For what it's worth, based on that book and other unauthoritative sources, he was apparently born in 1905 or 1906 in Hungary, and studied art in Budapest, Munich and Paris. A friendship with a suspected spy landed him in a Transylvanian jail, from which he was released during World War II, only to be sent to a concentration camp from which he escaped. He eventually returned to Paris, where he attempted to make a living as an artist.

From Quiz National Artists of the Philippines

Answer: 46 years old

Napoleon Abueva became the youngest recipient of the National Artist award with his win. He was accorded this citation by President Ferdinand Marcos.

From Quiz Art History Behind The Scenes

Answer: His wayward assistant

The young Salai (real name: Gian Giacomo Caprotti), began working for Leonardo as a 10-year-old apprentice. He turned out to be larcenous, gluttonous, and an all-around irritation. But he must have had something going for him (some people think they know what), because Leonardo eventually bequeathed him a vineyard and several important paintings. Salai evidently annoyed at least one other person: he was murdered in 1525.

From Quiz Interesting 'A' People of Art

Answer: Arp

Jean (or Hans) Arp was married to Saphie Taeuber in 1922 (the two met in 1915). Arp was a founding member of the Dadaist movement and also participated in the 1925 Surrealist exhibition, the first of that movement.

From Quiz Great Ballerinas of the Romantic Period

Answer: Carlotta Grisi

Grisi premiered the role in both Paris and London.

From Quiz Pre-Raphaelite Women

Answer: She worked in a milliners shop.

In Victorian times the areas in which a young lady could get a job were very limited. Elizabeth Siddal came from a tradesman family and worked as an assistant in a milliners shop (a very poorly paid job), where she was "discovered". By the time she met D.G. Rossetti in 1849 she was already an up and coming artist model.

From Quiz Quotes from Artists

Answer: Arshile Gorky

Gorky was the link between European Modern Art and American Amstract Expression. Gorky served to liberate modern art in America, and his works led to abstract art becoming accepted in the United States.

From Quiz About Art and Artists

Answer: Thomas Demand

Thomas Demand's work is of impeccable quality - At first you think they are just photographs of offices, photocopiers etc etc. The photographs (which he enlarges to scale with actual rooms) look as if you could walk right into them and you have no idea they are paper models until you are told.

From Quiz Artists

Answer: David Hockney

Andy Warhol is famous for his Iconic paintings, Fiona Rae for her frenetic abstract paintings and Mark Rothko for his colour field painting.

From Quiz People In Art And Fashion

Answer: Auguste Rodin

Canova (1757-1822)was an Italian sculptor and great admirer of Napoleon whose bust he made. C.Claudel (1864-1943) Sister of Catholic top author and French diplomat Paul Claudel, Mistress and Muse of Auguste Rodin. Committed by force to an asylum on March 10, 1913. Bourdelle (1861-1929)studied under Rodin at Paris. Auguste R. Rodin ,1840-1917. French sculptor. 'The Thinker' and ' The Burghers of Calais ' are among his best-known works.

From Quiz What Is the Painter's Name?

Answer: Peter Paul Rubens

From Quiz Provocative Quotes about Art

Answer: Cervantes

Cervantes was a Spanish writer who just missed viewing the works of the greatest Spanish painter, Velazquez. I'm sure the quote above would not have been directed towards our friend Diego!

From Quiz Quotable Art Quotes!

Answer: Bosch

Hieronymous Bosch was known for his monstrous and fantastical paintings long before it became fashionable in art to depict such creatures and scenes. The Surrealists sometimes credited Bosch with being the originator of their genre. (See my quiz on Bosch for more info about this great painter!)

From Quiz Artist's Birthplaces

Answer: Russia

Gabo was born in Russia in 1890...his birth name was Naum Neemia Pevsner. He emigrated to Germany, the U.K. and finally the U.S.

From Quiz Famous Photographers of History

Answer: Richard Avedon

Though he is best known for his fashion photographs, Avedon has also explored the art of photography in more subtle ways as well...for example with his explorations of aging.

From Quiz Brushing Up on Frans Hals: Art & Life Quiz

Answer: Baroque

Frans Hals is renowned for his association with the Baroque style of painting. His distinctive Baroque approach is characterized by loose, bold brushwork, vibrant colors, and an emphasis on capturing the vitality and individuality of his subjects. Hals' ability to infuse his portraits with energy and lifelike expressions set him apart as a master of Baroque portraiture during the Dutch Golden Age.

From Quiz Another Collage of Painters

Answer: Rose

From 1904-1906 Picasso painted in more cheerful colours using a lot of orange and pink. It was a marked contrast with his previous work which used sombre tones of blue. At this time he was happy with his partner Fernande Olivier and it has been suggested that this may have prompted his change of colour palette.

From Quiz A Collage of Painters

Answer: Caravaggio

Caravaggio was seems to have had a penchant for violence and was frequently in trouble over his bad behaviour. Eventually he killed someone in a street brawl and had to flee Rome.

From Quiz Want to Model?

Answer: Dante Gabriel Rossetti

The son of an Italian émigré, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848, together with John Everett Millais and William Holman Hunt. Two years later, he met Elizabeth Siddal, who was one of the movement's favourite models, and married her in 1860. Though deeply in love with Elizabeth, Rossetti cheated on her with other women - only to fall into a deep depression when, in 1862, she died of an overdose of laudanum shortly after having given birth to a stillborn baby. Elizabeth was the model for Everett Millais' "Ophelia" and Rossetti's "Beata Beatrix", both at London's Tate Britain. Edward Burne-Jones was not part of the original group, though he was associated with the movement's later phase.

From Quiz Sketches of Spain

Answer: Juan Gris

Jose Victoriano Gonzalez-Perez was better known as Juan Gris; he was born in Madrid in 1887, and studied mechanical drawing in Madrid. During his studies he sold his drawings to local periodicals. Juan Gris although he was Spanish, lived and painted in France all his life. Unlike Picasso´s cubist paintings, his were full of colour and in general more cheerful and entertaining. Some of his more famous paintings are "Violon et guitare" and his 1912 portrait of Pablo Picasso.

From Quiz Pictures of People Taking Pictures

Answer: Lee Miller

Elizabeth Lee Miller's first exposure to photography came from her father, Theodore, a keen amateur who frequently used his daughter as a model. She became a professional model after a chance encounter with magazine publisher Condé Nast, who saved her from being run over in New York. Miller moved to Paris in the late 1920s with the intention of working with Man Ray, a leading name in the Surrealist movement. Though initially reluctant, Ray took her on as his assistant and she was soon running his fashion photography studio. At this time, the two developed the technique of solarisation, where the dark and light tones developed from a photographic negative are reversed. During her time in Paris she also appeared in Jean Cocteau's 1930 film, "The Blood of a Poet" in which she played a living statue. After leaving Ray in the 1930s, Miller withdrew from the professional side of photography and twice married. Now living in the UK, Miller returned to the profession as a photojournalist with the outbreak of World War II in Europe. She became war correspondent for "Vogue" and published numerous pieces in "Life" magazine. One of the most famous photographs of this period was of, not by, Miller. It showed her reclining in Hitler's bathtub in Munich following the end of the war.

From Quiz Famous American Painters

Answer: Grant Wood

Grant Wood was born and raised in Iowa in 1891. As a youth, he took an interest in art and in the 1920s, made several trips to Europe to study. In the 30s, he taught art at the University of Iowa. He used his sister, Nan, as the model for the woman in his 1930 painting "American Gothic". Grant passed away a day before his 51st birthday in 1942.

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