Art by Region Trivia

1. Best known for his depiction of industrial areas, L. S. Lowry set the majority of his paintings in which area of the United Kingdom?

From Quiz Celebrated U.K. Painters

Answer: Northwest England

Lowry was born in Lancashire in the late 19th Century, and spent the vast majority of his career painting the areas close to where he was brought up, notably the town of Salford. Many of his works, such as 'Going to Work', depict urban environments in which people are not given a lot of individual character. This style led to the people in Lowry paintings being called 'matchstick men'.

From Quiz Florence Marks the Spot

Answer: Filippo Brunelleschi

The Santa Maria Del Fiore was not structurally completed until 1436 although the building began in 1296. Brunelleschi, who was an Italian designer as well as a noted architect, supervised the completion of the building and constructed the dome. It is worthy of note that after 600 years the dome of this cathedral is still the largest brick and mortar dome in the world.

From Quiz Asian Art and Culture

Answer: Indus Valley

Both Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were sprawling cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, which was a part of the Bronze Age. This Indus Valley stretched over what is now the countries of Pakistan and India. Several artifacts have been excavated from the sites, and several remaining structures demonstrate the Harappans' distinct architecture and capable city planning.

From Quiz Art and Symbolism in India

Answer: Yakshi or Yaksha

The Yakshi and Yaksha represent female and male Earth spirits. These figures can be seen in the round.

From Quiz Paint Me Like One of Your French Girls

Answer: Henri Matisse

Matisse, while clearly a proponent of Impressionism in his early days, was somewhat of a rebel to the norms of the movement (weren't they all at some point?) because over time his paintings lost much of the refined brushstrokes you would come to expect of a popular Impressionist piece, instead leaning more towards flat presentation. The same images were there-- we had a lot of nudes and bowls of fruit at this time-- but into the early 20th century he was one of a group of artists who pioneered the fauvist movement (along with André Derain). One of Matisse's most famous pieces, "The Dance", depicts a group of people dancing in a circle in the nude; there's a version in the Museum of Modern Art in New York and another in the Hermitage. It's certainly a bit more fanciful than the prospect of standing nude in his "Bathers with a Turtle". Recipe for disaster, I'm sure.

From Quiz The Art of Mexico

Answer: Market activities

The marketplace scene depicted in the mural at Calakmul has been valuable in helping researchers to understand the day to day life of the Mayan civilization. Murals discovered at other important Mayan sites prior to this discovery had provided insights into warfare, royal rituals, and religious activities. Additionally, there is an unusually large amount of women present in the Calakmul mural compared to typical Mayan images, with about one-third of the people found in the second phase of the murals being women.

From Quiz Florence Marks the Spot

Answer: Galleria dell 'Accademia

The Accademia is home to many of Michelangelo's sculptures. Visitors to Florence can also view his 'St. Matthew' and his 'Prisoners' there. The works of other great Italian artists such as Sandro Botticelli and Pontormo, among many others, are also housed in this museum.

From Quiz The Indian Art

Answer: Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb or Alamgir was an orthodox Muslim Mughal emperor. He did not encourage art as it was against the Koran to depict pictures of animals or human beings. That is why no such pictures are ever depicted on Mughal buildings; there are just geometrical patterns or calligraphic verses from the Koran. However, his predecessors were connoisseurs of art. Akbar, for instance, encouraged different forms of art and miniature painting flourished under his reign.

From Quiz Australian Artists

Answer: Charles Blackman

Blackman also had "Alice in Wonderland", "Rainforests",etc,etc,as themes. He never had formal training and his first job was sketching for a newspaper!

From Quiz Art and Symbolism in India

Answer: serpents

The nagas were dangerous, destructive serpents and enemies of the eagle Garuda, who happened to be their cousin.

From Quiz The Art of Mexico

Answer: Feathers

To create their works of art, the "amantecas", or feather artists, would use the feathers of many different birds, including hummingbirds, red macaws, parrots, quetzal birds, and cotingas. After the conquest of the Aztec Empire by the Spanish, the Aztec feather artists were encouraged to create images of Christian figures. These works were sent back to Europe, where they were spread across the globe in the 16th and 17th centuries, inspiring artists around the world. One of the beauties of the feather work is that the iridescence of the feathers made the image change colors and look different, based on the light and the angle from which it was viewed.

From Quiz Art West of the Mississippi

Answer: The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

The painting was entitled "The Last Spike" and shows the scene at Promontory Point, Utah, when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads were joined by a symbolic golden spike. The painting includes many people in government and business associated with the Transcontinental Railroad, of whom over 70 are identifiable portraits, including Governor Leland Stanford of California. Mountains can be seen in the background and a few feet of railroad track can be seen in the foreground. Other features several Native Americans, a company of US soldiers, and an impromptu poker game.

From Quiz Celebrated U.K. Painters

Answer: St. Ives

Barbara Hepworth is best known as a sculptor, producing many of her early works in stone before moving on to metal later in her career. Hepworth and her family moved to St. Ives at the outbreak of World War II in 1939 and she lived their until her death in 1975. In 1993, the Tate group opened a gallery in St. Ives, adding to their two galleries in London and one in Liverpool. The gallery is focused on artists who worked in the area, though much of Hepworth's work is found in the Barbara Hepworth Museum (also Tate-managed) nearby.

From Quiz Florence Marks the Spot

Answer: Parmigianino

The 'Madonna with the Long Neck' is also known as 'The Madonna and Child with Angels and St Jerome'. This is a painting that shows Mary seated on a pedestal with the Christ-child on her lap. On the right side of Jesus there is a group of six angels looking adoringly at Him. The painting was being done for Francesco Tagliaferri's chapel in Parma but Parmiaginino died before it could be finished.

From Quiz The Indian Art

Answer: Sarnath, Gandhara

During the reigns of the Kushana, Satvahana and Maurya dynasties, two schools of sculpture developed, namely: 1. Sarnath School 2. Gandhara School The Sarnath school was famous for the heads of Buddha it created and also the famous emblem of the Lion Capital of Ashoka which is the national emblem of India. The Gandhara school developed on the Pakistan frontier, where the population comprised of the Greco-Bactrians,the Sakas and the Indo-Parthians. Hence Greek influence can be seen in the statues of Buddha created here. The most famous sculpture created here is that of a seated Buddha on one side of whom stands Herakles, the legendary Greek hero who has replaced the Bodhisattva Vajrapani.

From Quiz Italian Renaissance: Art Matching

Answer: Giotto

Giotto was one of the first great artists of the Italian Renaissance. Giotto liked to capture a lot of emotion in his work, and "The Lamentation" is an example of this work. "The Lamentation" shows the dead Christ stretched across the lap of Mary while Mary Magdalene gazes down at his feet. Her face expresses the same grief and anguish as that of the apostles.

From Quiz Australian Artists

Answer: Edward "Dingo" Bardoolga

Edward "Dingo" does not exist, I made him up, just as many fakers and forgers have done to our indigenous artists in recent times. A Clifford Possum painting bought for $500 from the artist 15 years ago may now be sold for $35000.00. Quite an incentive for the forger!

From Quiz Art and Symbolism in India

Answer: Hall

Along each side of a chaitya are columns and at the end, a dome.

From Quiz The Art of Mexico

Answer: Baroque

Some of Villalpando's most famous early works are the paintings he made for the Puebla Cathedral, including a large piece called "The Transfiguration", and the painting on the inside of the dome in the apse chapel, the "Assumption of the Virgin". One of his works, "View of the Zócalo of Mexico City" is considered important for its depiction of both the architecture of the city and the activities of the people in the plaza. His later works embrace the contrast of light and dark common to Baroque style in a much more dramatic fashion than his early work.

From Quiz Art West of the Mississippi

Answer: The horse is jumping

The horse is caught mid jump with the front two legs off of the ground and the rear two legs poised to do likewise. The cowboy (identifiable by several pieces of clothing) sits in a saddle on the horse's back and looks experienced. There are several other men and horses (much calmer) in the background. Though there are mountains in the background, much of the foreground is a dry yellow.

From Quiz Celebrated U.K. Painters

Answer: Wales

Augustus John was born in Pembrokeshire, in west Wales, in 1878. His sister, Gwen, was also an artist. John worked as a war artist during the First World War, but concentrated on painting portraits later in his life. Among the well known people he portrayed are Irish poet W B Yeats, American actress Tallulah Bankhead and T E Lawrence, perhaps better known as Lawrence of Arabia.

From Quiz Canadian Art and Artists

Answer: Newfoundland and Labrador

Christopher Pratt has achieved considerable success in his chosen field, having had many exhibitions at such prestigious showplaces as the national Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, and The Rooms in St. John's, Newfoundland. His work tends to be cool and hyper-realistic, with images such as room interiors that rarely have people in them. There is no apparent resemblance between the work of Christopher Pratt and his ex-wife, Mary Pratt.

From Quiz Italian Renaissance: Art Matching

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

"The Virgin of the Rocks" was painted for the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception. In this painting, da Vinci shows his mastery in the art of oil painting.

From Quiz Australian Artists

Answer: Joy Hester

Joy Hester was, in my humble opinion, a great artist in her own right. I am a big fan! You can see her work at most public galleries and at the Heide museum where there is an entire room dedicated to her work.

From Quiz Art and Symbolism in India

Answer: jatakas

Jatakas are often depicted on stupas in relief form.

From Quiz Paint Me Like One of Your French Girls

Answer: Impressionist

Manet was a major figure, much like Claude Monet, in the push towards Impressionist art in France in the mid-19th century and while Monet was more known for his landscapes, Monet was known for his portraiture pieces; most of his works, even those depicting scenes, contained people in action, whether that be a musical gathering in The Tuileries or at "A Luncheon on the Grass" (and if I were in that, I guess I'd be in the nude, as you have luncheons, I figure). Progressing through life his paintings depicted Parisian goings-on and war before he moved to still life.

From Quiz Art West of the Mississippi

Answer: Montana

The mural sits behind the speaker's chair in the meeting chamber of the Montana House of Representatives. The mural is a representation of the meeting that took place between the Corps of Discovery and leaders of the Salish (Flathead) nation on September 04, 1805. Though Lewis and Clark are mentioned in the mural's title, the work focuses on the Native Americans depicted. Lewis and Clark are a focus of a number of works by Russell.

From Quiz Celebrated U.K. Painters

Answer: J. M. W. Turner

Turner was born in London in 1775 and is classed as a painter of the Romantic movement. His paintings included landscapes and seascapes, with both the paintings in the question being set at sea. 'Peace - Burial at Sea' was painted in 1842 and its usual home is London's Tate Gallery. 'The Fighting Termeraire' dates from 1838 and shows the sailing ship of that name being towed by a tug to be broken up.

From Quiz Florence Marks the Spot

Answer: series of stylised equestrian statues

Marini was famous as a sculptor. Although he sculpted nudes, portraits and circus figures he was lauded for his statues of a man with outstretched arms astride a horse. His first set of equestrian statues were clearly defined figures but after a time he made them more abstract.

From Quiz Canadian Art and Artists

Answer: David Blackwood

In fact, Blackwood is probably more famous for his etchings, done in very dark colours, than for his paintings, which are somewhat brighter in nature. Perhaps his most striking work is a print that portrays the ghosts of the Vikings who settled in Northern Newfoundland in the tenth century. They appear to be watching over twentieth-century fishermen.

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